I may forget lots of things, but I still remember about 60 years ago what a special and wonderful night it was when sweet Papa asked me to be his Forever Valentine! The song says -- "Love is a Many Splendored Thing", and God's Holy Word says -- "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it."
In today's society, when many people substitute lust for love, may we who know the Author of love show to the world how our Lord defines love in the 13th chapter of I Corinthians. Among other things, it is kind -- it does not envy -- it does not boast -- it is not provoked -- it thinketh no evil, but rejoices in the truth.
I have read that the male EMPEROR PENGUIN demonstrates genuine love by standing almost motionless for over two months in below zero temperatures to provide the warmth necessary to incubate a single egg. During the nesting sequence, he goes up to 120 days without eating.
Amy Carmichael once said: "You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving." And on this Valentine's Day, let us all remember that if we want to have happy marriages, happy homes, and happy relationships with one another, we must remember that "genuine love is giving without any expectation of personal gain." God's Word says: "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
God bless you, and Best Wishes for a very "sweet" and lovely Valentine's Day!
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