A Love Song

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

“Hey, won’t you play another somebody done somebody wrong song”?  Some of us remember that old country song from the 1970’s.  The subject of love has been a popular idea for music since Solomon wrote his chart-topping “Song of Solomon” and was put through to Jerusalem of the hit show “Israeli Idol.”  At Covenant Life Church in February we are considering the idea of greater love, let’s use three songs from the 1970’s and 1980’s as we remember Miss Tina Turner’s question, “What’s Love Got to do with it?”  I pray you enjoy this.

      “What about love?” by Heart- Genesis 2:18- Long before Ann and Nancy Wilson asked, “Don’t you want someone to care about you?” our Father said, “It is not good for man to be alone.”  We are hardwired by the Father to be in relationships with each other.  As we read through His word we can see that relationships exist from Genesis 1:26 when the Father said, “Let US make man…” to Revelation 22:17 when the Spirit and the Bride in agreement declare that the Savior would return quickly.  I encourage you today to look for relationships that can be started in and out of your church, setting, socialize with each other, remember the book of Acts says the disciples broke bread and fellowshipped from house to house and fed thousands on the Galilean hillside.  Let’s care for another and look forward to an eternity with each other.

      “Love will keep us together “by The Captain and Tennille- 1st Peter 4:8- Peter tells us to have a fervent love for each other.  Mr. Webster tells us that “fervent” means and intense devotion toward another.  It is this devotion that allows us to overlook and forgive when “somebody does somebody wrong” and I know there are times when you feel like you have been done wrong by a brother or sister.  This fervent love is the way that we can change the tombstone of offense into a steppingstone of forgiveness, the end result of this is the restoration of the love relationship that the Captain and Tennille say will keep us together.

    “I want to know what love is” by Foreigner- 1st Corinthians 13:4-7- “In my life there has been heartache and pain.”  This is the result of a human, fleshly love.  When describing a spirit filled love Paul wrote the great love chapter of 1 Corinthians 13, use it as a mirror on your life and see how you line up, then use it to teach others about what Paul declared to be the greatest thing we can experience on this earth.  Let the way love conducts itself be the guideline for our conduct with all who come across our path. As we pursue Jesus and walk in love we will become known as people who care and the church that love is building in our city.  Blessings! Show some love this week!
Pastor Jerry