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“….only faith working through love” (Galatians 5:6).
THE BEAUTY of living a life of faith is seen in how we love. A Christian without love cannot exercise faith because faith works by love. This indicates that a giver gains nothing in the sight of God unless his acts of giving is inspired by love. Again, those who disregard this truth and go on ahead to speak in tongues end up becoming noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. Also, a prophet is nothing unless his ministry is run by love for everyone. Similarly, a pastor who cannot love his neighbour including his enemies as himself cannot minister in the perfect will of God. A minister who does not love, will not love or cannot love cannot be used by God to exercise faith to heal, save, bless and deliver others. Before Christ Jesus entrusted Peter with the ministry of tending and feeding His sheep, He first tested the Apostle to prove his love for Him (John 21:15-17).
It is our great love for God that overflows and transcends to our fellow believers and even unbelievers who need God’s salvation. The will of God is that His servants love everyone without discriminating against anyone as God Himself gives rain and sunshine to both the righteous and the sinner. He loves sinners but hates their sins. Thus, those who understand the love of God learn to live at peace with everyone irrespective of their beliefs.
Love is a powerful virtue which makes a king abdicates his throne; it could move Christ Jesus to empty Himself of His divine privileges and take on the form of a servant. Love makes powerful enemies entangled in protracted disputes and wars lay down their weapons thereby promoting peaceful co-existence. This happens because “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all thing, hopes all things, and endures all things. Love never ends,” (1 Corinthians 13:40-8). In fact, love is peerless and above everything. Love seeks the welfare and wellbeing of all. Love is the greatest, and it surpasses all.
Therefore, considering the inevitability of love in our walk with God and relationships with fellow human beings, we cannot help but fully embrace the encouragement of Paul, the apostle, to pursue love and live a life of love to promote peace, unity and development in our communities until the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.
By James Quansah
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James Quansah is the Executive Director of Christ-Conscious Leadership Centre (CLC) and lead Pastor of End-Time Christ’s Commissioners (ECC), Kumasi, Ghana. James is also a journalist by profession. He is married with four children.
