God's Storehouse Outpouring

"Love is the bounty of God's inexhaustible storehouse,

and you are an expression of God's love in the world."

-Christian Ian Chenoweth

Maximum Capacity Loving

John MacArthur teaches us about Peter in Twelve Ordinary Men, "In 1 Peter 4:8 he [Peter] wrote, "Above all things have fervent love for one another, for 'love will cover a multitude of sins.'" The Greek word translated "fervent" in that verse is ektenes,literally meaning "stretched to the limit." Peter was urging us to love to the maximum of our capacity. The love he spoke of is not about a feeling. It's not about how we respond to people who are naturally lovable. It's about a love that covers and compensates for others' failures and weaknesses: "Love will cover a multitude of sines." (p.55)

Leading with Love

John MacArthur in writing his book, Twelve Ordinary Men, wrote about the qualities of leadership: "True spiritual leadership means loving service to one another." He explains, "Leaders are usually task-oriented people rather than people-oriented. And so they often use people, or plow over people, in order to achieve their goals." He concluded. "The true leader loves and serves those whom He leads." (p. 52,53)

Don't Waste Love

"I don't want to waste our love."

Lord, this is my prayer: Don't let me waste the love I've been given nor the love I give.

I can give you love, and you can waste it, let it pour out on the side.

You can give me love, but I can leave it there and not pick it up or use it, or enjoy it.

Just as we can squander money, or dawdle with our time, love can be wasted too.

Don't let it happen to you.