By Matthew Robert Payne 1 Peter 4:8-10 (New King James Version) 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins. 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. I have a wonderful friend that gives and gives and gives to me. He gives me his time, he gives me his money and he gives me his ears as I speak and cry out my pain. There is a verse in the Bible that says a good friend is closer then a brother and this is what this man is to me. My friend Yianni has a fervent love for me and his love for me has covered a multitude of my sins against him. Time and time I have been angry at him and a few times we have had fights where we broke up as friends but we continue to forgive each other and come back to each other. Do we love each other with a burning love, with an all consuming holy love with that love of 1 Corinthians 13 1 Corinthians 13 (New King James Version) 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 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. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, it profits me nothing. 4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part. 10 But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. 11 When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. 13 And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Let me walk you through this. 1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. I speak in tongues and can interpret tongues in public meetings but fall way short of this kind of love in all my actions and this makes me a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy. I have the gift of prophecy and have blessed many people with this gift but I have fell way short in love on many more occasions. I show partiality in those that I chose as friends. If people dont listen to me and want to dominate me I dont want to be their friend, but its okay for me to do that to them. and understand all mysteries and all knowledge. I dont understand all the mysteries and all knowledge but I dont even apply the knowledge of this love chapter as a model on how to love so how foolish am I? and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. This week I was struck down with a sleeping illness, part of my mental illness where I could not get out of bed, and I was desperate. A man from overseas wrote to and I told him of my condition and he wrote me an answer. Dear matthew Thank you for the reply, For your sickness, please do this: Take some salt put it in lukewarm water, make a prayer to cleanse your body and drinking it. Its what I hear God says to you. Its by faith, I do hope you get this evil out of your body soon, it is stopping you from your work in Christ. May you be blessed as you obey his simple instructions. Cheers Well I took his advice had the restaurant I ate at prepare the cure and prayed a prayer of faith and swallowed it and today I was able to get up okay and did not have a day overcome with tiredness. Yet I still lack in love and you could say that even opening up to you like this is a kind of boasting which is not my intention. Joseph who gave me that answer from the Lord for my illness is a valuable man of God and very humble and yet pure love is not puffed up the scripture says and is not rude which I often am. I am not sure how I will be able to preach in the future when I get a lot of these things sorted out, I wont be able to illustrate my points as well. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, I often give of my money to the poor and yet I still lack in grace and love for people that I should be respecting. I so often dominate conversations and this is not respecting others or being loving. The other day when my depression had me worn down and this sleeping sickness had come over me I wanted just to be dead and in heaven and I wanted to give up. But there is no place to go. I cant go back to the world, and I couldnt cure myself so I cried out to the Lord for him to heal me. Ten minutes later the healing was in my email box. The Lord is good. Did you hear that guys? The Lord Jesus Christ is good and His Father in Lights is awesome and their grace and healing powers who can fathom? I love Jesus. Who can consider going back to sin lifestyle and the way of the world? Have you got this form of love? A burning fervent love? One that can heal through seeking the Lord for a cure to a brothers illness and the faith to write it down. Joseph was loving to me and shared his gift with me through love and faith. 10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Do you want more gifts of the Spirit? Be liberal with your love and share the good gifts the Lord has given you already. Matthew shares his heart in these articles and can be found at http://www.online-prayer.net You can read more of his articles at his link below. If you want a copy of his upcoming book of articles which will have the first sixty of the articles on this web-site called “The Musings of a Mad Prophet” please contact Matthew via email so he can contact you around February 2007 to tell you of the progress of the book. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Matthew_Robert_Payne http://EzineArticles.com/?And-Above-All-Things-Have-Fervent-Love-For-One-Another-1-Peter-4:8-10&id=382670
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