Fruit of the Spirit 22 (Love bears all things)
Today, we'll look at this aspect of love, "Love bears all things." TPT translates it as "Love being a place of shelter," while another version translates it as "Love protects." In simpler terms, love accommodates insults, injuries, prejudice, and differences without acting ill-mannerly or in disgust, or with annoyance. Another way to see it is that love puts up with everything and remains unchanged in the process. It is not embittered or corrupted in these processes. So, love bearing with everything is a testament to the magnitude to which our hearts have received God's love. We would be corrupted, defiled, and would even sin and err if injury, insult, prejudice, and the like do not encounter love in our hearts. So, of course, we are not talking about the love the world preaches or any natural form of it. We are talking about love that is only divine. Ephesians 3:17-19 Let me first say this: God is love! His love is the origin of His counsel and d...