Love - 1 Corinthians 13 - October 25

Keller's new book Counterfeit Gods came out at just the right time. One of the points from this morning came right out of the book. But to be fair to myself - I had a very pedestrian and awkward way of saying the same thing! Thanks Tim - once again you are the man. The point was that if you are looking for the love that will fill your heart and soul, no person can deliver that kind of love.

"No one can live up to that. The inevitable result is bitter disillusionment."

When you realize that the people around you aren’t delivering the love you need, there are 4 possibilities. These come from Tim Keller’s new book:

1. You can blame the people around you who disappoint you and move on to better ones.

2. You can blame yourself and say, “I am a failure. There is something wrong with me.”

3. You can blame the world. “Curses on the entire opposite sex.”

4. You can reorient your entire life toward God.

Because He has the love that you desire and He’s amazingly generous with it. He has what you need and in order to be able to present it to you, He was willing to sacrifice his own flesh and blood. Jesus died so that you may have the love from God that your soul craves. That is what can save you – not romantic love.

If you want to truly love your spouse, let God be your God and your savior. Let him be their God and savior. Neither of you can be good gods. Then as each of you receive love from Him – you can reflect it to your spouse and all the other people in your world.