Loved up

'Love each other in the same way I have loved you' John 15:12


On October 14 2009, the singer Leona Lewis was attacked by a fan.

One newspaper reported, 'He waited patiently for three hours and when Leona autographed his book, he suddenly leapt over the desk and punched her in the head. Guards immediately wrestled the maniac to the ground, with him yelling: 'I love you, Leona!'

But it wasn't really love that caused that man to hurt her in such a way. 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 says '... Love cares more for others than self. Love doesn't want what it doesn't have.

Love doesn't strut, doesn't have a swelled head, doesn't force itself on others, isn't always "me first," doesn't fly off the handle, doesn't keep score of the sins of others, doesn't revel when others grovel, takes pleasure in...truth, puts up with anything, trusts God always, always looks for the best, never looks back, but keeps going to the end. Love never dies.' (TM)

This is the way Jesus loves you and He says; 'Love each other in the same way I have loved you.'

So next time you're about to lose patience with someone, complain because you want what someone else has got, shoot your mouth off, be cheeky or get in a tantrum till you get your own way, remember Jesus says 'Love each other in the same way I have loved you'.

Next time you're about to get revenge, lie, gossip, or give up on someone - get loved up, Jesus-style!