Faith is our response to God’s Word. It is our trust that the Good News about
Jesus is the Truth. The authenticity of this faith is proven by the way we love
one another.
Colossians 1:4 says:
…we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have
for all the saints (fellow Christians) …
Love is indispensable for every true believer. Jesus
said:
"A new command I give you: Love one another.
As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know
that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (John 13:34-35)
John says: “If anyone says, "I love God,"
yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother,
whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.” (1 John 4:20)
You certainly can’t read any of these passages of
Scripture and come to any other conclusion that if we truly believe our lives
will show true love.
God is love.
Those who confess faith in him, and follow him as his
disciples will learn from the Lord to love.
Following God in faith and walking in love are one and the same thing.
You can’t have one without the other.
Are you walking in love?
We stand in faith, walk in love, and rest in hope.
Look at Colossians 1:5. “…the faith and love that
spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven…”
Hope in God is not a vague expectation. It is a faithful anticipation that God will
fulfil all his promises – even those that now seem unlikely and improbable.
This hope in God, this expectation that he will fulfil
all he said and give us everything he promised in Christ, makes us willing to
endure, even sacrifice, for the sake of our faith, true love and the future
glory. Hope allows us to rest in God’s promises. The glorious eternal
destination we look forward to inspires our faith in God and our love for our
brothers and sisters!
Is your faith still standing?
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