"For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love" (Gal. 5:6; KJV) The Greek word for faith is pistis which means trusting totally in God and all that he says. The Greek word for love is agape which refers to unselfish, unconditional, love that doesn’t look for any reward and in fact, tries to do everything it can for the object of that love.

Agape is the result of a decision. In other words, in the verse above, the apostle Paul was writing that we cannot expect our faith to work if we are not developing our love walk. A good way to check up on your love level is to read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 and see if there are any areas where you might be missing it.

Here is our quick summary: Love is never jealous but is patient and kind. Love doesn’t show off and is never rude, disrespectful or selfish. Love shuns evil but revels in the truth. Love doesn’t have a short fuse but believes the best of people, stands fast in trying situations, hoping and believing for God’s best for people and in all situations.  

Spending time studying the subject of love in God's word will also bring us more revelation on the subject and facilitate our faith.  But remember that after the study we must use our faith to demonstrate our love. Love must be put it into practice. If you are like us, I am sure you have lots of opportunities to do that every day.