Faith, Love, and Hope (in the Gospel)

1 Kings 16; 2 Chronicles 15-16; Colossians 1

“…the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that which you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you. All over the world, this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and understood God’s grace in all its truth.”

Colossians 1:5, 6

The gospel Paul proclaimed was focused on the faith, love, and hope found in knowing Jesus Christ. This fruit of the Spirit is evident anywhere and at any time people have responded to the gospel and given their lives to Jesus. If we don’t see the evidence of faith, love, and hope in the lives of people who confess they follow Jesus, we have to ask whether they have truly experienced conversion or are merely cultural Christians. When the DNA of the gospel is clear, the same fruit Paul witnessed two thousand years ago is evident in gospel-transformed lives today.

Are we growing in faith, love, and hope as we surrender to Christ’s indwelling Holy Spirit?

“Lord Jesus, your faith, love, and hope are transforming me, for your glory.”