LOVE LINKS FAITH

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div

“Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? ³⁸ When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? ³⁹ Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? ⁴⁰ And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.‘ Matthew 25:37-40

If Faith introduces me to salvation at first — then Love is salvation itself.

• Faith is the gateway — and Love is the palace within.
• Faith is the fountain — and Love is the brimming and victorious river.
• Faith admits Christ into my heart — and, once Christ lives and reigns there, the result, the history, the harvest, is Love.

He saves me from the power of sin and self, and in the degree to which I am sanctified, I love — and am everywhere and ever loving.

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST

It is by Love that I am to be tested at last — by my love for men and women and children round about me. And it is right that it should be so. For, while it is my attitude towards God that is the main thing — is not this attitude best revealed by my feelings and actions towards men? Religion, creed, experience — these all must have their fruits in Love. “If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing!” 1 Corinthians 13:2

But then, while others may see my love, I cannot easily see it myself. Those whom the King approves, welcome, crowns at the end of the days — are quite unable themselves to remember any service of theirs worthy of such amazing commendation. I would gladly have this modesty and sweet humility. I would be like Moses, who knew not that his face shone. I would keep in my old age the charm of childhood, which is unconscious of the good it is doing and the happiness it is conferring.

Because only the heart of love goes to the Heaven of love — Lord, create this heart in me and give it day by day a more thriving vigour and more tireless energy.