Faith, Hope, And Love

-October 14, 2023-

Good morning beloved, happy Saturday,

“Remembering your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father.”

(1 Thessalonians 1:3).

Faith, hope, and love are hallmarks of the Christian life. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 13:13, “Now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” One of the main reasons love is the greatest is because it will last for eternity and be the charter of heaven. Faith and hope will no longer be needed in heaven when we see the Lord Jesus face to face.

Faith believes, trusts, and obeys. We are saved by faith and we walk by faith; hope looks to the future knowing the Lord will see us through dark nights, trials, and difficulties; and love is the lubricant to make everything smoother and better. Combine these three in the recipe of life and we will increase also in peace, joy, comfort, and encouragement.

It is the work of faith because faith without works is dead; it is the labor of love because love reaches out to help others in their hour of need; and it is the patience of hope because hope makes waiting on the Lord tolerable and beneficial. Paul also commended the Colossians for these same three virtues in Colossians 1:4-5, “Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and your love for all the saints; because of the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel.”

Have a blessed day practicing faith, hope, and love which come from God above. Stay safe and healthy.

Believing, hoping, and loving,

Dean