Are You A Noisy Gong or A Beautiful Symphony ?

Aim for Love

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Bible Verse of the Day I Timothy 1:5

The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.

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Notes from the Scriptures

Have you ever lived next door to a musician? It can be a real treat at times when he or she is accomplished, but what about when said musician is, for instance, a lousy drummer who knows how to do nothing but pound?

We all understand that in the right context musicians gathering to play is lovely. A symphony, for example, can perform tremendously beautiful and resonating pieces. They each play their part, complimenting one another to form one cohesive sound.

But remember Paul’s warning to the Corinthians, that “if I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal” (I Corinthians 13:1)?

A Christian who misses that the “aim of our charge is love” is like someone pounding away at a cymbal, drowning out everything surrounding it. Realize then, that the body of Christ is meant to be a beautiful symphony, with everyone following the Conductor’s baton, playing in concert with one another, everyone’s sound harmonizing with the others.

What will the “aim of your charge” as love look and sound like?

Related Devotions:



1. 1 Corinthians 13:1-3 – Eros Love (Languages of Earth and of Angels)


2. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Love: Displayed More Than Defined (What is Love)


3. John 15:12-13 – Agape Love ( The Language of Love)

You can look these devotions up by going to the Blog Archive just below the Followers.