Today's reading

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. –1 Corinthians 13:7 ESV

February 5, 2019

Unrestricted Love

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. –1 Corinthians 13:7 ESV

What does unconditional love look like? It’s love to the highest  degree with no regard to self. For example, unconditional love exists when a  husband sticks by his wife’s side even when her hair falls out. When she’s  feeling down, he arises and says, “I love you. I see you as perfectly  beautiful.”    Unrestricted love occurs when a husband confesses that he’s made a foolish  mistake and his wife says, “I forgive you. We’ll work this out together.”  Unconditional love transpires when a mother gives birth to a child with Down  syndrome and the father walks away. But the mother says to her child, “I love  you. I’ll do my best in raising you. I’ll make certain you receive the best  education available, so you’ll grow and become as independent as God  designed.”    Unrestricted love calls a friend in a crisis and says, “I’d like to help by  covering your utility bills.” A check is mailed with no expectation of being  paid back.    Love in action never fails; it always prevails. The Bible says, “Three  things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is  love,” (1 Corinthians 13:13 NLT). Grow and mature in the fruit of the Spirit  of LOVE!

prayer focuses

God help me to recognize and challenge my own temptations.

Help me to know Your voice, Lord, as clearly as I know those closest to me.

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Barbara Alpert

Barbara was a wife, mother, and grandma who sought to love the LORD with all her heart, soul & strength. She has authored several books for adults and children. She has enjoyed mentoring other writers and seeing them turn their manuscripts into published masterpieces for God's glory. She believed that every person has a God-story within them to be told and shared. Barbara passed away peacefully in November 2023, but Bayside continues to remember and honor her legacy by sharing devotionals written by her in order to inspire and encourage others.