Love does no harm

Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. – Romans 13.10

We know that love is the perfect fulfillment of the law. God made that clear when he summarised the law with ‘love God and love each other.’ Love is clearly the foundation mark of God’s people. Here we read that one thing that love does not do is to cause any kind of harm.

In fact love does just the opposite and the Bible tells us all about it. Love does no evil, but it is:
Patient
Kind
Humble
Thoughtful
Caring
Not provoked
Trusting
Truthful
Hopeful
Enduring

I am sure you recognise and probably noticed that I combined a couple of things, but that is what love does instead of harm

The phrase ‘loves does no harm’ is a wonderful reminder. We can get angry or fleshly and then do something to purposely hurt some one we love. Folks, there really is no excuse for that. Our actions or words or whatever should never, ever, in no wise, under no circumstance do anything to harm.

It can be easiest sometime to harm the ones we are closest to, and even more so a spouse. We know the words or actions or looks or tones of voice that hurt. Sadly, we can even use them.

That’s just wrong. True love doesn’t harm – ever.