Abounding In Love

-October 6, 2025-

Good morning beloved, happy Monday,

“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment”

(Philippians 1:9).

Love is the hallmark of the Christian life. It is the first of the fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23. We as believers in Christ do have His love but we need to grow in that love.

The church in Philippi was the first church Paul planted in Asia Minor. He had a special love for them and wanted the best for them. He wrote this letter to them while in prison in Rome, and it is filled with living joy.

Normally, we believe in moderation, such as in sleep, exercise, eating, and in most everything. Love is one of the things you can’t have enough of. Paul wanted the Philippians to abound in it still more and more.

The word abound is defined as, “to be present in large numbers or great quantity, to be prevalent.” When you abound in something you exceed the norm or standard. You go beyond expectations and your cups runs over.

Everyone wants love and more love. The problem is the world’s definition of love is sentimental, romantic, and is based on feelings that ebb and flow. God’s love is more about commitment, sacrifice, and sharing. This is real love, true love. It is the kind of love that lasts.

Paul wrote about love in 1 Corinthians 13. He defined what love is and what it is not. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a says, “Love suffers long and is kind; does not envy; love does not parade itself; is not puffed up; does not behave rudely; does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails.”

The next time you say, “I love you” think of what true love really is. It must come from the heart and be an act of the will. Let us abound in love for one another, still more and more. We can never love enough.

Have a blessed and loving day. Stay safe and healthy.

Live to love and love to live. Love is great when we lavishly give.

Dean