Pastor Philip Nissley has been the Senior Pastor of New Hope Assembly for 24+ years. He has a passion for the Downriver community and Detroit to be changed by the power of God.
SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH
GOD’S SUPERGLUE FOR HOMES AND HEARTS
Article by Pastor Philip Nissley,
New Hope Assembly of God, Taylor, MI
No matter whether you are single, engaged, happily married, divorced, angrily married or somewhere in between….God is your answer and He wants you to discover His Superglue for Homes and Hearts! The Bible in Col. 1:17 says that He holds all things together! In I Cor. 13 (the love chapter), we see that God seeks to help people work out issues so they can live in His love and experience positive relationships! At a wedding altar, couples declare vows “for better or for worse” …hoping its always for the better! Parents take their babies from hospitals expecting a happy family. Yet long after the marriage ceremony and the cakes are gone or baby showers and dedication services are over…it is Godly “I Cor. 13 Love” that holds us together! This is far different from the “Falling in love” and Falling out of love” that people in the world speak of. That selfish, sex driven love is like glue stick--not strong enough to hold a marriage together because its “feeling” driven! But there’s another kind of glue. It’s industrial-strength adhesive that’s decision or “covenant” driven. So turn with me to I Cor. 13 as we look at:
I. WHAT LOVE IS
Love is Expressed in God and Pursues Higher Levels of Care. I’m not talking about you and your spouse supergluing your eyebrows together so you will always see eye to eye. I’m talking about pursing a Love described in I Cor. 12:4 “patient, kind, not jealous, does not brag and is not arrogant”. Its a love from above! I John 4:7 says, ‘Love is from God’ and only those who allow Him into their heart through faith in Jesus—are able to tap into Love’s real power to enjoy its fulfilling purpose. You can’t manufacture agape love out of your heart. It’s beyond all our capabilities. It’s something only God can do, and we must see that because “Love is Patient and Kind”. It should inspire you to respond in positive, patient, understanding ways in a negative situation. It should also cause you to act in ways that maximizes a positive