Jesus Is!
Advent Devotional Guide
Fourth Sunday of Advent: Jesus is LOVE
Sunday, December 24, 2023
This is the last Sunday of Advent and today we celebrate that Jesus is Love. Notice what I John 4 says about God.
…God is love. 1 John 4:8 NIV
It doesn’t say that God is loving . . . but that God IS love.
I Corinthians 13 lists some attributes of love and we usually think of these in terms of human relationships. But what if we look at them as attributes of Jesus, himself, whose birth we celebrate tomorrow.
Love (Jesus) is:
- Patient
- Kind
- Unselfish
- Humble
- Unpretentious
- Respectful
- Doesn’t demand its own way
- Amiable
- Doesn’t keep score
- Despises injustice
- Truth-loving
- Loyal
- Enduring
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance. Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love (Jesus). 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, 13
Lord, Thank you for showing us the true meaning of love. As you dwell within us, help us to allow you (love) to spill out on others around us.
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