READ YOUR RHAPSODY OF REALITIES DAILY DEVOTIONAL: THE VIRTUES OF FAITH,HOPE, AND LOVE.*PASTOR CHRIS* THURSDAY,JULY 31ST,2014. And now abideth faith, hope, charity (love) these three; but the greatest of these is charity (1 Corinthians 13:13). Faith, hope and love, are three important principles revealed to us in the Word. All three of them work together, but love is revealed as the greatest of the three. Anyone who comes to Christ immediately learns the value of faith, because faith is imparted to your spirit when you hear the Gospel. With that faith, you receive the Holy Spirit, and begin to walk in newness of life. As you mature spiritually, you learn something about hope. Hope ministers patience. The more you grow in the things of God, the more you realize that though your faith can do anything, some things have to wait. At this stage, you start learning how to trust God. Trust is the mixture of faith and hope. When the Bible says Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness, he trusted Jehovah with his life. The reason love is the greatest is that love encapsulates both faith and hope. When you walk in love, you walk in faith and hope. To walk in the greater levels of the anointing of God’s Spirit, youd have to understand the power of God’s love, and walk in it. The Lord Jesus explained something beautiful about love in Matthew 22:35-38, when a certain lawyer, wanting to test Him, asked, “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” Jesus answered him thus, “…Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the great and first commandment” (ASV). If you ask people to list the Ten Commandments, they’ll most certainly not start with this. They’d say, “Thou shall worship no other God before me.” But Jesus brought love before worship. He knows that if you’d love Him, you’d worship Him. It’s not so much what your faith or hope can do; God is more concerned about what your love can do. Go beyond faith and hope, and function in the arena of love, where your words and actions are motivated only by love. PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for filling my heart with your love by the Holy Spirit. This love overwhelms me today, and many experience the joy and genuineness of your love-power through me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen. FURTHER STUDY: John 4:24(CEV) God is Spirit, and those who worship God must be led by the Spirit to worship him according to the truth. Deuteronomy 6:5(CEV) So love the [Lord] your God with all your heart, soul, and strength. DAILY SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 5:12-21;Psalm 52-55 2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Ephesians 4:25-32;Isaiah 51 rhapsodyofrealities.org.
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