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…but the greatest of these is love.
As the Mexico team heads home, here’s a last thought on 1 Corinthians 13. Why is love “greater” than faith and hope? Here are two suggestions:
- “faith” and “hope” are future-based. You hope for something you don’t have yet, and you have faith in a God you can’t see. But when we are in heaven, face-to-face with the invisible God, we won’t need faith - the object of our faith (the God we believe in) will be there with us! And we won’t need to hope for anything - all of our Christian hopes will have come true. Actually, faith and hope are a prt of Christian love (read verse 7). But love - love will be forever. From the beginning of time to the end of time… love will be a part of our lives. Love will be perfect when we get to heaven: no more apologizing to the people (or the God) we love, we’ll finally know perfect love.
- God IS love. God is forever, He is eternal, so love will truly never die. Love is truly “greater” than faith and hope.
The people our Mexico team are working for and working with will be a part of our Christian lives forever, just like our Christian friends back home who didn’t go to Mexico. This is one of the great joys Christians can hold on to. It is also what should motivate us to tell people who do not know Jesus as Lord the message of the gospel. If you have more questions about this, contact one of your leaders, Rudy, Gayle, or just comment here! WELCOME HOME, MEXICO TEAM!
