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Love
memory verse 1 John 4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

This verse is vital in learning about the fruit Love. Every Christian must have the capacity to Love. Why? Well we are a child of God, we are apart of Him, an heir of His. The greatest characteristic God has is Love. I am sure some will argue, it is holiness, although that is a very distinct attribute of God, the greatest, must be Love. Why Love?

It is Love for us, that keeps Him Holy, but also, to keep us Holy. Being good, is a good thing. Oh we all hear that nice guys finish last, but do they? How can a nice guy finish last, even if he doesn't win the race, get the girl, land the job, he can still look himself in the mirror, and know he was pure in his intentions. Not one of us would want to drink from a dirty glass filled with impurties. We want a glass, crisp and clean with refreshing drink.

It is Love that created the earth, that kept God from destroying it and mankind a like. It is Love that a man, Godman, laid down His life for us.

First in our devotions we went over I Corinthians 13 of what love is not, what love is. Finally we discussed the ultimate sacrifice of Love. John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Then we asked ourself, examined our hearts, rather we could have that type of love, if we could lay our lives down for our friends? There was no answer. But I did go on to explain, the only time we could do that is by having the Holy Spirit indwelling in us, so that we can.

On a side note, my favorite novel is a Tale of Two Cities. The reason lies in this quote "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." Sydney Carton