Fruit of The Spirit - LOVE

 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,  kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control - Galatians 5:22.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing. Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails -  1 Corinthians 13:1-8.

Jesus said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the first and great commandment.  And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself’ - Matthew 22: 37-39.

Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love - 1 John 4:7. 

We love because he first loved us - 1 John 4:19.

Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins - 1 Peter 4:8.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another - 1 John 4:10,11.

 If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us - 1 John 4:12.

Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth - 1 John 3:18. 

Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart - 1 Peter 1:22. 

And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works - Hebrews 10:24.  

As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love - 2 John 1:6.            

If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also - 1 John 4:20,21.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another - John 13:34,35.

Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you - Matthew 5:44.      

And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma - Ephesians 5:2.

 Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves - Romans 12:10.

                                                              

 PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us to love others like how You loved us. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.