February 14 Devotion - Love one another- Happy Valentine's Day

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.

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.

وَصِيَّةً جَدِيدَةً أَنَا أُعْطِيكُمْ: أَحِبُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً، كَمَا أَحْبَبْتُكُمْ أَنَا، تُحِبُّونَ بَعْضُكُمْ.

الْمَحَبَّةُ تَصْبِرُ طَوِيلاً؛ وَهِيَ لَطِيفَةٌ. الْمَحَبَّةُ لاَ تَحْسُدُ. الْمَحَبَّةُ لاَ تَتَفَاخَرُ وَلاَ تَتَكَبَّرُ.

 ⁵ لاَ تَتَصَرَّفُ بِغَيْرِ لِيَاقَةٍ، وَلاَ تَسْعَى إِلَى مَصْلَحَتِهَا الْخَاصَّةِ. لاَ تُسْتَفَزُّ سَرِيعاً، وَلاَ تَنْسُبُ الشَّرَّ لأَحَدٍ.

 ⁶ لاَ تَفْرَحُ بِالظُّلْمِ، بَلْ تَفْرَحُ بِالْحَقِّ.

 ⁷ إِنَّهَا تَسْتُرُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، وَتُصَدِّقُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، وَتَرْجُو كُلَّ شَيْءٍ، وَتَتَحَمَّلُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ.

John 13:34     1 Corinthians 13: 4-7

Do you want to know how much God loves us? He loves us more than the way He expects us to love one another as explained in Corinthians. God loves us so much that He gave His only begotten son, who was wounded for our transgressions and died for our sins, so that we could be reconciled with God.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You for all Your abundant love and blessings. Help me Lord to submit myself to You, and to be a blessing to others. Fill my heart with love, and work through me so others may see Your love and compassion. Help me to love others in deed and in truth not just in words 1 John 3:18, so that the world will be filled with Your glory. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

   Jesus Loves you

In Him,

Wagdi Henein