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Our text today is 1 Corinthians 13:13.

So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. — 1 Corinthians 13:13

Paul ends with a ranking.

Faith.
Hope.
Love.

All three remain. But one is greater in how it remains. Love.

Why?

Faith trusts what it cannot see.
Hope longs for what has not yet arrived.

Both belong to this present age.

One day faith will become sight.
Hope will become fulfillment.

Love will not change. It will remain. Love does not graduate into something better. It does not expire when the age ends. Love reflects the eternal character of God.

That is why it is greatest. It's the greatest remaining.

Corinth was fighting over gifts that would pass away. Paul redirects them to what will remain forever.

Anchor your life there.

Not in visibility. Not in applause. Not in being right. Love. Truthful everlasting love.

Spiritual maturity is measured by what will last. And love will last.

DO THIS:

Choose one unseen act of love this week—something that builds another person up without drawing attention to yourself.

ASK THIS:

1. If my gifts disappeared, would love still define me?
2. Am I investing more in what impresses now—or what remains forever?

PRAY THIS:

Father, fix my heart on what is eternal. Teach me to pursue love above recognition and shape my life around what will never fade. Amen.

PLAY THIS:

"Here Is Love, Vast as the Ocean"