If I Have Faith That Can Move Mountains, But Do Not Have Love, I Am Nothing
God Is Love
1 CORINTHIANS 13:1-3
“Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing.
”I Corinthians 13:1-3 NKJV
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Paul’s message is clear, whatever spiritual gift you may have, whether prophecy, or knowledge or all understanding, or faith that you can move the biggest of mountains; or whatever good deeds you have done or continue to do, without love, they will prophet you nothing.
Jesus said, “On judgement day many will say to Me, ‘Lord! Lord! Did we not prophesy in Your name and cast out demons in Your name and performed many miracles in Your name.’
But I will reply, ‘I never knew You. Get away from Me, you who have broken God’s laws (MATHEW 7:22-23).
To love others is a commandment including to love and trust Jesus. You cannot love Him and trust Him without knowing Him.
Knowing anyone comes from relationship with that person; if you don’t make the effort to know Jesus today, He will refuse to know you in the future when He returns.
Make every effort for quality time with God alone every day and build your relationship with Him. If you say, “I don’t have time,” you need to make time even more.
Jesus was asked: “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?”
Jesus replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself. The entire law and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments (MATHEW 22:36-40; MARK 12:3-31).
Furthermore, the command to love your neighbor as yourself, includes even your enemies (MATHEW 5:43-44).
But the truth is, without Jesus, we cannot truly love others, “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also.”
I John 4:17-18, 20-21 NKJV
It is only through relationship with Christ that one can experience the love of Christ, trust Him and ultimately, love others.
Furthermore, no amount of good deeds, nor money, nor religious acts or giving, can purchase our salvation.
It is by faith that you are saved (EPHESIANS 2:8-9) and the desire to love, serve, and help others comes as a result of faith in God and His love for us.
If you are trying buy your salvation, you have missed the point.
Love is more than a feeling or emotion, it is an action to selflessly care for others without expectation of something in return, just as Christ loves us.
The truth is, every person you meet, including every unbeliever could potentially be your future brother or sister in Christ.
To love one’s neighbor as himself, is to care for others as one cares for himself-to make others problems as important as one’s own; it is to help those in need without any kind of agenda attached-without expectation of any kind of reward.
If only everyone would make the effort to obey obey these two great commandments, this world quickly become a far better place to live.
Love is a weapon of mass destruction against the enemy. If I have faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
All glory to God forever and ever! Amen.
