Love has spawned a new industry; immediately after December 25, stores start putting up Valentines decorations.
Flowers, candy, and cards will demonstrate professed love at a cost of $ 30 billion this year.
Roses are red. Violets are blue. If you don't spend big on Valentine's Day, your partner might end things with you.
Tradition says there was a saintly individual named
Valentine who around 449 AD was imprisoned for not
worshiping pagan gods. On the eve of his execution he
sent a note to the jailer's daughter who had befriended him,
expressing his appreciation.
He signed it
"Your Valentine."
A woman woke up one morning, turned to her husband and said,
"Honey, I just had a dream that you bought me a new gold necklace. What do you think it means?"
He answered,
"I don't know, but Valentine's Day is coming soon. Then you'll know."
A few nights later, she again woke up after having a dream. She said,
"This time, I dreamed you gave me a pearl necklace. What do you think it means?"
"You'll know on Valentines' Day,"
he replied.
The morning of Valentine's Day, she again woke up telling him about her dream:
"This time I dreamed that you bought me a diamond necklace. What do you think it means?"
"Honey, be patient,"
he said
.
"You'll know tonight."
That evening, the husband came home with a package and gave it to his wife.
Delighted, she opened it - and found a book titled "The Meaning of Dreams."
There are plenty books and songs written about love and t
here's a lot of talk about love.
The Bible tells us that the greatest thing in the world is love.
Jesus gave us this commandment in laymen's terms.
If you love God and love your neighbor then you have fulfilled His requirements. E
verything hinges on these two things.
It has been said that "love makes the world go round" because there is nothing quite like love!
- Love goes the extra mile.
- Love gives the coat and the cloak.
- Love turns the other cheek.
- Love prays for our enemies.
- Love does good to those that spitefully use you.
Love is a more excellent way!
Everything separate from love is null and void!
Paul didn't even try to define love in I Corinthians Chapter 13, known as the love chapter; he just listed some of the things that love is and love is not but the emphasis is on our behavior.
Love is better than the tongues of men and angels!
Love is greater than the gifts of prophecy, knowledge and faith!
All the preaching, teaching and prophecy; all the faith and knowledge, separate from love is nothing!
Personal sacrifice, benevolent and charitable acts are of no value without love.
Love is not jealous, boastful, proud, rude or self-seeking.
Love does not break out into sudden anger, keep a record of wrongs nor does it rejoice in iniquity.
Love is patient, kind and rejoices in the truth.
Love bears all things, believes all things and endures all things.
This is how people know that we belong to God and that we are right with God!
John 13:35
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
