Loves Author

4/30/2020

1 Corinthians 13:4 “Love suffereth long, and is kind.”

Today, Chambers is concentrating on love, and of course the author and source of that most precious gift, God.

Today, we are seeing acts of love in so many different ways. Essential workers are on the front lines of a global pandemic. Some are medical personnel and hospital staff caring for the people with this mysterious and brutal virus; some are bankers processing PPP loans and keeping our cash flow available; some are grocery workers allowing people to pick up needed food and necessities; some are factory workers or truck drivers keeping the supply chains flowing; some are first responders walking into all different kinds of situations to help keep us safe; some are teachers having to be even more creative as they try to teach their students virtually; and some are ministers keeping their church families spiritually fed and connected though technology. They all need us to stay home as much as possible, and they need our continued prayers.

There are also people who are organizing food distribution by coordinating companies, farmers, and volunteers to feed those families who have lost their income. There are people who are organizing nightly ovations for the people on the front lines. There are those who arrange socially distant parades to celebrate a child’s birthday or a cancer patient’s return home from the hospital. There are people doing all kinds of loving acts for one another. The best usually comes out of us at the worst of times, and this period of Covid-19 is no different.

Chambers writes, “The characteristic of love is spontaneity…The evidence of our love for Him is the absolute spontaneity of our love, it comes naturally.” Isn’t it true that the best, most memorable acts of love are spontaneous ones, done without a thought other than helping or bringing joy to another person? Just this past week, my family has experienced two acts of love through two special deliveries. Sunday, upon learning of my husband being required to return to work after six weeks of telecommuting, very dear friends of ours dropped off two of their three precious N95 masks, as well as a yummy homemade bread. Love. Mid-week, other dear friends dropped off a gift for me. Knowing I suffer from anxiety, they wanted to show their love by giving me a powerful book to read, and an even more powerful letter of testimony about the certainty of God’s provision and care during dark times. Love.

Yes, love is all around us if we just open our eyes up enough to see it. These words by Chambers are so profound today, “The life of God manifests itself in this spontaneous way because the springs of love are in the Holy Ghost.”