No Greater Love

With Valentin's Day upon us, thoughts of flowers, chocolates, pinks and reds are rushing through our minds. Love is in the air. This can be such an exciting time of year if you have a sweetheart. The anticipation of being showered with love by your sweetie bubbles over in your heart.

However, if you're single, this may be a sad time of your. Perhaps the memory of past relationships has left a sour taste in your mouth. Maybe you have never been in a relationship and you're just longing to know what it's like to love and be loved. If you're like me, you're just waiting for the right person to come along. This is just another Valentine's Day come and gone.

It doesn't have to be that way.

Valentine's Day is a day of love. Love is not limited to marriage or dating relationships. Love can be found in family and friends. In fact, the greatest love you will ever receive will never be given to you from a boyfriend or husband. The greatest love is the love of God.

His love far exceeds any human love. In fact, God's love has it's own word because no human words can describe the love He has. This word is Agape: the Love God has for mankind.

Here's what the Bible has to say about love (paraphrased):

Love is greater than any spiritual gift. Love is greater than faith.
Love extends beyond doing good deeds.

Love is long-suffering (patient)  and kind

Love does not envy

Love does not parade itself, is not puffed up

^Love does not behave rudely

Love is not selfish

Love is not easily angered and does not think evil 

^Love does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth

^Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails.

~1 Corinthians 13

The beauty in this scripture is that it's about God and his love, for God is Love.

"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love."  1 John 4:8

So go back and read 1 Corinthians 13 again, but this time replace the word "love" with "God".

The scripture holds true. God's love for you is far greater than you could ever imagine. He loves you so much He died for you long before you were ever born.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." John 15:13

If you're single,  please don't be sad this Valentine's Day, or any day for that matter. Take this season that you're single to reflect on the greatest love there is. Take time to appreciate the ONE who loves you most. In due time, the Lord will bring the right one into your life.

As the old saying goes, good things come to those who wait.

Follow this link to listen to an inspiration love song about the greatest love in the world!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw4VFekrI2Y