What Love Does Not Do | Tuesday | August 11

Tuesday — August 11: What Love Does Not Do

Read Bible

• 1 Corinthians 13:4–7
• 1 Corinthians 8:1
• 1 Corinthians 10:24

Summary

• The Bible not only tells us what love does; it also shows us what love does not do.
• Love does not become jealous when another person receives a gift, succeeds, or receives recognition.
• Love does not boast about its abilities, achievements, knowledge, or spiritual gifts.
• Love does not become proud because of position, success, or what we know about God.
• Love does not treat others with rude, disrespectful, or dishonorable behavior.
• Love does not insist on getting its own way when doing so could hurt another person’s faith or well-being.
• Love is not easily provoked when people say or do things that upset us.
• Love does not keep a record of past wrongs so that they can be brought up again and again.
• Instead, love chooses forgiveness and seeks healing in relationships.
• Love does not celebrate when someone fails, falls into sin, or experiences trouble.
• Love seeks the good of others and desires to see them restored and strengthened.
• These qualities show that Christlike love is not centered on self-interest.
• The Christian life calls us to consider the needs of others instead of always protecting our own comfort, rights, or preferences.
• The Holy Spirit helps us replace jealousy with gratitude, pride with humility, anger with patience, and resentment with forgiveness.
• When this kind of love shapes our lives, it can bring peace where selfishness, pride, anger, and resentment have created division.

Question

• What does love refuse to do?

Answer

• Love refuses to be jealous, proud, rude, selfish, easily angered, unforgiving, or pleased by another person’s wrongdoing.

Reflection

• Which attitude in my life needs to be replaced by Christlike love?

Takeaway

• Real love is seen not only in what we do, but also in what we choose not to do.