Today’s Devotional: “What Is Love?” (Part 2)

Even though Valentine’s Day is over, I thought it appropriate to talk about the quality of love, where love is not just a word in a sentence but rather a way of life.

Love is the greatest of all the qualities we, as Christians, are to possess.

“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13)

But what is love? This is the question of our day, and that’s because the word “love” has been misunderstood and overused. We use the word “love” for just about everything, from our love of food to our love of possessions.

Love has also been misinterpreted, with many using the word in place of lust in our society of promiscuity and sexual immorality.

We also have a serious misconception about love when we talk about it as a feeling. For many, love is an ocean of emotions.

In short, we use the term “love” to describe how we feel about many things. While love can create feelings, love itself is not a feeling. Instead, love is a choice. We must choose to love.

The Apostle Paul defines love as a choice.

“But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.” (Colossians 3:14)

To put on love means to clothe oneself in it. We can choose to love or not.

The Bible also says that love is more than words; it’s shown in our actions.

“My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” (1 John 3:18)

Therefore, love isn’t something we talk about; it’s more than a feeling or a thought. Love is something we put into action every day. Love is more than a lifestyle; it’s a way of life.