The Greatest of These is Love
January 31, 2010 / Epiphany 4, Year C
Text - 1 Corinthians 13:1-13
Time -00:15:33
Over the course of these last few weeks we have been looking at the anointing of the Holy Spirit that is given to every one of us at our baptism and how, like Jesus, the Spirit anoints us with power for service and endows us with gifts to minister to one another. Today I want to look at another aspect of the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives — to produce in us the character of Christ.
You see it is the role of God’s Holy Spirit to produce in us the fruit of Christ’s life. God isn’t satisfied with just cleaning us up a little bit. Actually it’s a whole lot more like an extreme makeover home edition, a complete renovation. He starts tearing off the old wallpaper, knocking down walls. He has in mind to totally remake our lives into the image of his Son Jesus Christ and yet, at the same time, to preserve our own unique character and individuality.