July 16, 2023: Faith Is Working Through Love!

"For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love." (Galatians 5:6, ESV)

If you are like me, you have heard much preaching through the years about faith. But honestly, I have heard very little preaching on faith working through love. Love expresses faith because faith is working through love. The Amplified Bible says, "...faith is activated and energized and expressed and working through love."

Love is the way faith expresses itself. So if we say we are saved, our faith will be expressed in how we love others. Love is the way that faith proves itself real! Faith is dead without love! It is love that motivates faith to action. This is why James would say, "So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead." (James 2:17, ESV)

When love is absent, faith is dead. Our faith is dead without love! "We know that we have passed out of death into life because we love the brothers. Whoever does not love abides in death." (1 John 3:14, ESV)  When our love is real, our faith is real. The greater our love, the greater our faith! Love moves us to take great steps of faith. Remember our Lord? He took a great step of faith to be born a man, die on the cross, and the third day be resurrected! Why? Because He loved us so much! Yes! Faith expresses itself through love!