This morning in my devotion time it occured to me that it is more love in my life that I need not knowledge. How often in times of need,or circumstance do we look for knowlege to bring an answer or solution. It is certainly natural, the widsom of man, but what does God say?
"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ - to the glory and praise of God" - Phil 1:9-11
Paul told the Phillipians that it was LOVE they needed more of above all things. Paul said that as their Love for Christ deepened so would their knowledge and depth of insight. Knowledge and insight gained through Love leads to righteousness and brings glory and praise to God.
So often I seem to pass over love and go straight to knowledge. After all love is a "feeling" and knowledge is logical, pracitcal and readily useful. Is it? The Bible warns that knowledge without love can puff up leading to self righteousness, arrogance, pride and in the end - less love. Knoweldge can lead us to that precarious place of being right yet wrong at the same time. Ever find yourself at that dead end street? I seem to end up there more often than I would like to admit. Time and time again Christ leads me back to the path of LOVE.
Love has the power to melt pride, teach us to consider others first and open our hearts to renewed insight and wisdom. Love brings praise to God and honors Him. Love seeks no wrong, is patient, kind, trusting and above all never fails (I Cor 13). Love opens our heart to see things we have never seen, consider options never thought of and purifiies motives. Paul says the fruit of that will produce greater knowledge and insight than I could ever have without it.
Lord, today I ask you to increase my love. Both my love for you and others. I am tempted to today to rely on my own knowledge. Help me, to seek love, above knoweldge, for the situations I will face today; bringing greater glory and praise to your name. Amen
Blessings!
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