I've given some thought to the celebration of Valentines Day today. It was actually prompted by a memo I saw from another MyChurch friend. Valentines Day as celebrated today is mostly a commercial affair. Time for people to go out and buy chocolates and/or flowers (or horses….right Juan?) for their loved ones. It got me to thinking…how can we, as Christians, meditate on some scriptural principles that would apply to Valentines Day.

I would think that it would be easy really, the overriding theme of the Bible is Love. Love from a God who gave his only Son to die for us. Psalms to a loving God praising him for his character and attributes. Love commanded by God to love him and our neighbors. Love holds promises in the bible. If we show it, experience it, live it - it can transform us.

I Corinthians 13 is a good study on what love is…and what it is not. It's summed up by the last verse in the chapter…vs. 13