Three Cardinal Virtues
And now abide these three, faith, hope, love; but the
greatest of these is love (1 Corinthians 13:13 WESNT).
When Jesus walked the earth, there was
something unique and different about His
message; it was characterised by these three cardinal
virtues: faith, hope, and love.
When He spoke, faith came alive in the hearers.
He introduced the Father to them and unveiled the
Father’s will for their lives. He let them know what
God had done for them and how to walk in their divine inheritance.
Jesus also gave the people hope through His
message; He made the future real and gave them a
reason to believe in the future.
His message also expressed and communicated
the love of God. Not only did He speak words of
blessings to the people, He also touched them and
related to them with love. He helped them know that
the Father loved them, because of the way He (Jesus)
loved them. He manifested “Liquid love”—ever-flowing
love. You felt it when you were in His presence. Even
those He reprimanded felt and experienced His love.
He was love in motion.
That was what attracted even the little children
to Him; they ran to Him whenever they saw Him.
The crowd wouldn’t stop thronging Him; the Bible
says, “…And the common people heard him gladly”
(Mark 12:37). People from everywhere came to Jesus,
to hear Him, and be with Him, because in His words,
they heard and saw love. In His presence, they were
comforted, strengthened, filled with hope, and their
faith came alive.
As a Christian or minister of the Gospel, if you
desire the kind of results Jesus had, then these three
virtues should be an awesome attraction in your life:
faith, hope, and love. They must be evidently expressed
in your actions, words, character, and behaviour. In
ministering the Gospel, let faith flow from you to your
listeners. Inspire hope in their hearts, and most of
all, let them experience the love of Jesus, and know
in their hearts that He loves them unconditionally.
Hallelujah!
Confession
I’m an able, competent, and effective minister of the Gospel
of Christ, manifesting the virtues of faith, hope, and love. I’m
spreading the Gospel with passion, fervour and dedication;
The love of Christ is evident in my actions, heard in my words, seen
in my character, and reflected in my conduct. I’m bringing
salvation to people everywhere, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further Study:
hebrews 11:6; romans 5:2-5; Galatians 5:5-6
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
1 John 3:11-24
ezekiel 47-48
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
revelation 6:1-10
Joel 2