Love Rejoices in Truth 🔆

1 Corinthians 13 New International Version (NIV)

13 If I speak in the tongues^[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. ² If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. ³ If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast,^[b] but do not have love, I gain nothing.

⁴ Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
⁸ Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. ⁹ For we know in part and we prophesy in part, ¹⁰ but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. ¹¹ When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. ¹² For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
¹³ And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 🌼

In reflection,  one piece of this passage that stands out, but seems to be avoided is Love rejoices in Truth. Love does not accept wrong or say yes, it's ok to do whatever....it actually says no sometimes. Why? Because it's not good for us. Not a popular message, but necessary and relevant. For instance, when I say no to my son because he wants to eat the whole bag of chocolate (he loves chocolate! 😆 Lol), it's not that I'm against my son or walking in hate, it's absolutely the opposite. I love my baby boy absolutely more than anything, he's my gift, and I want the very best for him. I know that in making certain choices, it will lead to a better outcome. In relation,  God is not looking to take away from us, but He says no because He does love us and certain things can lead us to destruction. In essence, I'm thankful for God's no and His Truth. As I stay in the word and reflect on what God has to say about it, I can make clear, adequate decision.  Jesus' Truth is what I need to lead a healthy life both now into eternity. 🌼

Captured a tranquil image at the end of our day of fishing, June 2019