LOVE is a Person

“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” 1 Joh 4:8.

We have briefly examined Faith, Hope, and Love. The Scripture tells us that the greatest of these three is Love. The reason is clear — Faith is a Power, Hope is a Promise and Love is a Person.

That Person is the Lord Jesus Himself.

Jesus said, “… he that hath seen me hath seen the Father, …” Joh 14:9. Christ came to reveal to each one of us the God that nobody knew. “For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.” Acts 17:23. There were the fiery gods of the pagans, demanding the sacrifice of children to appease their demands. There were the brooding gods of the Hindus, leaving man in a never-ending-circle of searching — only to worship a cow.

There were the capricious gods of the Greeks, who leave man in doubt and dismay at the unpredictable twists and turns of life. And, of course, there is the angry god of Muslims, who evidently requires that his devotees slay all infidels to prove their faith, and then kill themselves in an unholy holy act to insure themselves 70 virgins in heaven.

And even the Christian Faith is filled with mixed images and vain imaginations about the One True God — leaving most of us motivated out of guilt, shame, or fear — rather than faith, hope, and love.

God is Love — and we need only look into the face of Jesus and all our confusion about God is dispelled. So, now abides faith, hope and love — and the greatest of these is Love. For faith is a power, hope is a promise, but Love is a Person. Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

And once this Person befriends you and walks with you day by day — your faith will soar to heights unknown, and your hope will be securely fixed like an anchor in heaven as you sail the high seas of this spinning world.

May you have this Person, Jesus Christ, at your side and may He lead and teach you through your journey of life.

“Lord Jesus, thank you for guiding me and setting me up. Thank You that my faith, hope and love can be set in You. I declare that I unconditionally accept You as my Redeemer and Saviour and proclaim that I believe that You died on the cross for my sins and that you physically rose from the dead. I declare that You are the Son of God and also that You are God according to John 1. Please fill me with the Holy Spirit and teach me to be obedient to your commands. This I ask in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.”