In the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 13 enlightens us as to what pure love looks like, acts like, and feels like. In the gospel, the theme of Jesus’ teaching is; love, compassion, forgiveness, and walking in the spiritual Kingdom of God which is full of goodness, peace and joy. We are told throughout Scripture that God is love, but so many never experience God as love. These believe He is a hard taskmaster-condemning, demanding, void of joy, not fair or open-minded. Nevertheless, the love chapter reveals to us the truth about God’s many loving qualities, characteristics, and traits. The Scripture explains: God endures long and is patient and kind toward us; God bears up under anything and everything that enters our lives with support; God is ever ready to believe the best about us; His hopes for growth and improvement in our lives never fades, regardless of our circumstances; His love for us will continue on, never ending; and the Holy Spirit will be persistent to draw and keep us in a loving, lasting, relationship with Jesus Christ. God’s love is a power that will NEVER FAIL! It is never too late for us to experience the depths of His His true, unconditional love.

“God is love” (1 John 4:8b).
“Love endures long and is patient and kind; love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything. Love never fails” (1Corinthians 13:4a,7,8b).