Bible Verse of the Day Tuesday August 1st 2023

Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.

What is of the utmost importance to us as Christians? We must have a set of priorities in our daily lives if we ever expect to gain success and be productive in our walk with Christ. We must concentrate on the essentials and focus less on the not-so-essential task. In this scripture verse, the Apostle Paul points out what is vital and essential in our walk with Christ: “Faith expressing itself through love.” Our faith that lacks love and helpful service for others is a dead faith. Sometimes Satan will attempt to focus our attention off the essentials and divert our vision to the peripheral. Our enemy will also try to have us believe that our interests and concerns are more vital than lending a helping hand to others in need. If we remain surrendered to Christ, He will keep our vision on those around us who might need a kind word or a helping hand. 

Authentic faith will always display itself in love. It is not passive and inactive. Faith does not require the law to propel it forward to love. Love invigorates and strengthens faith and God spiritually works on our belief in love. God’s love is a tremendous encouraging power. The fuel of the love of God propels faith. Worldly religion will never be able to displace dynamic faith, while on the other hand, Christlike love drives true Godly faith. Christians who work and grapple with some elusive hope of gaining some merit with God will always fail. The person that attempts to gain eternal life with Christ through self-worth or personal works will ultimately fail because we will never be able to live up to God’s perfection. No rites in any religion can lead to a spiritual life because only God can take us to perfection. On the other hand, the Love of God working in His children through their faith will produce all that we need for a spiritual and productive life of service with God.

When we veer off the path of God’s grace, we will ultimately descend into a false belief that we can impress God with our merger works and deeds. God’s truth is something that we should accept more than just with our minds, it should always hold a tight grip on our entire being, heart, mind, spirit body and soul. Satan will pound away at us twenty-four seven to attempt to get us to believe that we can accumulate and even stockpile credits with God to use when we stand before Him in the next life. When Satan gets us to that point, he has us right in the palm of his hands. God is not in need of anything and there is nothing we have or will ever possess that God might require.  

Christian love is essential; however, if it is not made manifest in our faith in Christ Jesus, it is of no consequence to us or others around us. Our love alone is insufficient; we must believe in and have faith in what Jesus did for us on the Cross of Calvary.