And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. 

I Corinthians 13:13

Faith, as I see it, is believing what God has promised and living in that reality.  I personally pursue faith.

Hope, again, as I see it, is the fervent belief that what God has revealed and promised is true forever.  I rejoice in that hope.  To a great extent that hope is becoming more and more real to me, as I pass through the many rooms of this life.  I can depend on the hope that God gives absolutely.

Faith and hope are marvelous!  What can be better?  Paul does not hesitate to answer that – the greatest of these is love.  Faith replaces unbelief. Hope draws our hearts toward God.  Love combines them all in a very personal way.  “I own what is promised.”  It is not just head knowledge but life shaping knowledge in the grace of God that surprises at every turn.

If I find my faith wavering a bit or my hope not as close as it once was, I rush to the greatest of all virtues – love.  There are no bounds in love, it embraces all.

Lord, may your love be my love, now and always.