Knowledge Ends and Love Never Does

I have studied “love” and “knowledge” and by far, love is greater. Even in the concordance of my ESV Bible, there are just over 20 references to “knowledge” where there are over 120 references to “love”. So it stands to reason that love is indeed greater.

This morning I continue to study “knowledge” and was led to chapter 13 of 1 Corinthians. Interesting that the title of the passage is “The Way of Love” and not knowledge. Verses 2 and 8 tell the story of what I reference in the beginning paragraph as identified by Paul.

“²And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. ⁸Love never ends. As for prophesies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.” – 1 Corinthians 13:2 & 8 (ESV)

As my study takes me, I am taught and reminded that knowledge, where it is great to have and important to continue to obtain, does not have the same sustainability that love does. Love does not go away just because I happen to forget how things are done. It does not disappear at the first realization that I am not the smartest person in the room. I can have all of the knowledge in the world and be the smartest person there ever was, but without love, I am nothing. I am nothing without love, and I say one more time, I am nothing without love.

My studies take me a lot of places and in those places God provides me with the knowledge I need to make it through and prevail over adversity. But no matter the circumstance or situation I am in, the one constant is that I always have love. When all else around me is in shambles, I have love. When things are humming right along as planned, I have love. When there is work to be done, the one thing that never fails is love.

Where do you look and what do you count on as you are out in the world? Are you leaning on those things that are fleeting, like knowledge? What if you were to put your faith in God and the love that never fails?