"Love Never Dies"

As I have studied the 70+ Psalms of David all this year one of his favorite phrases is about God's "unfailing love". He uses that phrase several times just in Psalm 33 - "The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love." Psalm 33:4-5 NIV
Love that never fails isn't a natural human trait. For most of us, love is a fleeting feeling that can evaporate with the right circumstances. That's pretty understandable with Hollywood types but it seems to be true with many people of faith also.
We can learn how it's done, keeping love alive and vibrant, but only from God. It takes patient commitment to pay attention to the word of the Lord because only he is "faithful in all he does". Learning to love the things God loves, "righteousness and justice", is a long process for the fickle human heart.
Paul wrote, "Love never fails", which Peterson in the Message states as "Love never dies." 1 Corinthians 13:8 I like that because love, the love of God (AGAPE) just keeps on no matter what. David wanted his nation to understand the commitment God had made to them and what it demanded of them. Sadly, even though they kept singing David's songs long after his death, they failed to recognize that love when God sent his Son to save them. The Holy Spirit wants desperately for all of the human family to get that same message today, which is why we have David's beautiful songs from centuries ago. But as in David's day, many today still ignore the God's "unfailing love" in Jesus Christ.
We are all born with the ability and instinct to love, but our practice of love can be fickle as we search for it's definition in worldly society. Only God, who IS love, can teach us how to do it. His love that never dies provides us with the perfect model to copy. HALLELUJAH!