Clothed With Love | Joel Osteen
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Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. If you enjoyed today's message, why don't you be a blessing and share it with a friend? We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in your life. God bless you. It's great to be with you today. And I hope you'll stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast or YouTube channel and social media. And you can come visit us in person. We'd love to have you be a part of one of our services. But I'd like to start with something funny. And I heard about this husband and wife. They were celebrating their 60th birthdays together. when an angel suddenly appeared and said that God was going to grant them each one special request.
And they were so excited. The wife said, my request is that we'd be able to travel all over the world. And poof, when the smoke cleared, she had tickets in her hand. Well, her husband put his head down in shame and said, my request is that I would be married to a woman 30 years younger than me. And poof, when the smoke cleared, he was 90 years old. Amen. All right, y'all, say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what it says I am. I have what it says I have. I can do what it says I can do. Today, I will be taught the Word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk to you today about clothed with love. There's so much noise in our society.
Opinions can become like weapons. People that are argumentative, judgmental, divisive. Everyone has a platform. Through social media, you can speak your mind, set people straight, call them out, insult them. Being harsh, rude, shocking can become normal to us. The more we see it, the more desensitized we are. If we're not careful, we'll become like what's around us. We'll think it's okay to attack, belittle, insult. Everyone's doing it. But God has called us to live by a higher standard, to be the exception. Don't let all the noise, the hate, the disrespect, people who are loud and abrasive, don't let that poison get in you. Don't become like your environment. And Colossians 3 says, you must clothe yourself with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Make allowances for people's faults and forgive the person who offends as Christ has forgiven you. Paul was saying you have to get dressed each morning in the right clothes. Clothe yourself. Clothes don't jump on you. You have to choose to put them on. Put on kindness. I'm going to be nice and friendly today. Put on gentleness. I'm going to be easygoing and understanding. Put on mercy. I'm going to make allowances when people don't perform perfectly. I'm going to give them grace when they make mistakes. Put on humility. I'm not going to go around arrogant, looking down on people. I'm going to treat everyone with respect. Put on patience. I'm going to stay in peace when things don't go my way. put on forgiveness.
I'm not going to hold a grudge, living offended. I'm going to forgive those that do me wrong. After Paul listed all these qualities that we need to put on each day, he finished by saying, and the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. You would think he would say the most important thing is faith. You can't please God without faith. Or truth. It's the truth that sets people free. Or justice. You have to stand up for those that don't have a voice. Help the less fortunate. Those are all good. We should put them on. But the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Because without love, the others aren't as effective. You can be right. You know the other person is wrong. You have the facts.
Here's the truth. But without love, it's just noise. That's what Paul said in 1 Corinthians. If I speak with the tongue of men or the tongue of angels and have not love, I am only a loud clanging cymbal. One version says a noisy gong. He was saying, you can be gifted, articulate, powerful, have all this impressive knowledge, but without love, you're just a lot of noise, just a lot of clanging, not effective, not changing anything.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–4:50
2
What does it mean to be clothed with love?
4:50–7:31
3
How can we navigate the noise and negativity in our society?
7:31–8:27
4
What qualities should we put on daily to live a loving life?
8:27–12:19
5
Why is love considered the most important virtue?
12:19–18:44
6
How can we avoid becoming harsh and judgmental in our interactions?
18:44–20:15
7
What does it mean to put on kindness and gentleness?
20:15–30:24