Love Is Not Easily Provoked

 

Love Is Not Easily Provoked 

" Love is not easily provoked " 1Corinhians 13 : 5

The people that are truly in love are not easily provoked. Love has no place for anger ,no matter how you try to provoke the person in love he or she will never loose his temper. It is  not easy to provoke the anger of the person in love with someone to be angry at the person no matter the offence they commit  . 

That is what Jesus did when demonstrating the love of God for humanity. We found out that they crucified Christ and despite all the  abuse. Jesus was not provoked to curse the people in  any way, but rather he prayed for them. 

" Then said Jesus, father forgive them , for they do not know what they do ..? 

Luke 23:34  The fact is the Lord   Jesus prayed for his enemies out of love. That is why he said God should not charge them for the sin of murder ,even though they killed him. If our Lord Jesus was actually provoked by all the things they did to him ,he would have cursed those who crucified him, They spat on him, they slapped him, they scorged him and plaited created a crown  of thorns on him  .

All these was enough to provoke him ,but because of love Jesus Christ was never provoked. " But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. " Romans 5:8 

Because Jesus died out of love for us ,and as a display of his perfect love toward us Jesus Christ never got angry even with those that crucified him . We see a similar situation with Stephen, as they stone him to death, he still showed them heaven and he was never provoked to pray against his enemies. In his love display he rather prayed for them .

" And he kneeled down, and cried with a load voice. Lord, lay not this sin to their charge ,and when he had said this he fell asleep. " Acts 7:60 In praying for the enemies, he demonstrated the love of Christ, the kind of love that Jesus told the disciples to display towards their enemies,.

" But I say to you which hear ,love your enemies, do good to them which hate you. Bless them that curse you and pray for them which despitefully use you. " Luke 6:27 -28 Whenever we pray for our enemies, it is a sign of love ,so true love is not easily provoked, if you claim to love your spouse you will not be angry too soon or show quick temper when relating to him or her. 

PRAYER 

Lord help me to love in such a way that  I will never be easily provoked in Jesus name. 

AMEN