1st Corinthians 13:6

1^st Corinthians 13:6 (love) does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;

We may look at this and say; of course I don’t rejoice in wickedness, I hate sin. But, do we really? It’s easy not to rejoice when someone sins against you, it’s not so easy when the thought pops into your head that says I’m going to repay them for what they just did. It’s not so easy when nobody will probably ever know what you just did. It’s easy to rejoice in the truth when it’s convenient, but what about when the truth could hurt you? This list wasn’t written to help the Corinthian church know what true love looks like because it was really easy for them to love because life was all peaches and cream, flowers and butterflies. It was meant to convict to show them that even if they used their spiritual gifts and did great things for God but didn’t have this love that the gifts and great things were meaningless.

Application- As I seek to love others I will memorize this section of scripture so I can judge myself by it. I will continue to learn to discipline myself to pray, read my bible and study God’s word every day. I will work on learning how to do each of these better, not for the sake of becoming legalistic but for the sake of growing a more intimate relationship with my Lord and Savior.