When the Destroyer comes, love is the answer with which we fight and respond? Doesn't seem quite the answer, but yet it does at the same time. Paul gave us a sword to use as a weapon in the fight: the word of God. We have faith as our shield and salvation as a helmet. Where does love come in to our arsenal for the victory? Why didn't Paul assign love to a piece of equipment, like maybe a bow so we can shoot back?
In another letter, Paul describes love and what it is not. When we read 1 Corinthians 13, we find that love does not seem like a weapon or a defense, and yet it does at the same time. The love of God allows the fully-armed soldier in Christ to stand. Love prevents that same soldier from misusing the powerful weapon he is armed with, "...the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Love endures in the fight we suffer in this world. Love is patient with those who do not understand. Love is kind to those who hurt us. Love saved us at the cross and rejoiced with us at the resurrection. Love, hope, and faith abide, but love stands greatest according to the apostle Paul.
The greatness of love we scarcely understand at this point, but daily God teaches us the wonders of His love.
Bucky
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