This week's devotion is entitled:
Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
This verse isn't all that complicated. It is short and sweet and to the point. It could almost sum up the entire Bible. And in fact, if I could shorten the whole Bible down to one word, that word would be "love."
But what does this verse say? It says that because love does no harm (pure, true love can only do good because it is good), love fulfills all the laws (commandments). In order to apply this verse to your life (which I highly recommend that you do), you have to know what love is.
So what is love? I can tell you what it's not. It's not sex, it's not outward appearance, it's not infatuation, it's not corrupted, and it's not horomones. The Bible clearly lays out the definition and substance of love for us in 1 Corinthians 13: patient, kind, humble, rejoicing in truth, bearing all things, believing all things, hoping all things, enduring all things; and it is never rude, evil, prideful, boastful, or hurtful. Love never fails, and is the most important Spiritual Gift. You have to have love before you can fulfill the law that God has laid out for us. I want to encourage everyone who is reading this to take some time this week to pray about and meditate on the meaning of love, and examine whether or not they truly love themselves and their neighbors.
Love is pure, and you should care because it fulfills all the law.
~Romans 13:10