FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE
In the daily struggle a Christian must get rid of sin, so it is necessary to know how to stand up!
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“And now faith, hope and love remain, these three; but the greatest of them is love. ”1 Corinthians 13:13.
We cannot avoid being losers if we do not have “these three things” in our many life situations, but if we have them we cannot avoid standing. Without faith it is impossible to please God, and without love we are nothing. We have no hope if we lack faith or love. But with faith and love we can always rejoice in a living hope that will never be ashamed.
In Luke 21:36 Jesus says: “Watch therefore, at all times, praying that you are held worthy to escape all these things that will come, and to stand before the Son of Man.” The Scriptures say that difficult times will come. before Jesus returns. The love of many will cool down and the hearts of men will faint from the fear and expectation of things that will come upon the earth. (Luke 21:26) Jesus goes on to say: "Look also for yourselves, that your hearts may not be filled with gluttony and drunkenness and the cares of this life, and suddenly come upon you that day." Luke 21:34.
A person can faint from the things he sees and hears around him, since he does not have that faith that keeps him alive. The Son of Man stands firm and standing in all circumstances. Nothing and no one could defeat him, and we can remain in the same Spirit of faith and love together with Him, both here on earth and for all eternity.
By the power of God through faith, we are saved to achieve the salvation that is prepared to be manifested in the last time. (1 Peter 1: 5) With the eyes of faith we can see this great salvation and the one by which we are being saved. Only in this way can we suffer and endure all things, “eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who for the joy set before him suffered the cross, belittling the reproach, and sat at the right hand of the throne of God. ”Hebrews 12: 2.
"Therefore, take all the armor of God, so that you can resist on the bad day, and having finished everything, stand firm." Ephesians 6:13.
Our fight is against the powers of evil, so we must be well armed to endure, even on the bad day, after we have finished everything. With faith, hope and love, we will remain standing!
Today these three engines remain at our availability to raise and run the race, but we must know how to use and empower each of them, since they are the three necessary to successfully finish our spiritual career. None of the three should be belittled, but the latter has the advantage of being eternal, I mean love; It will last us forever.