Ephesians 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
People think just because they attend Church, call themselves Christians, hope for salvation in Christ, say prayers, give alms, etc., Christ dwells in them/their hearts/inner-man.
Today’s scripture says 2 factors define whether Christ dwells in us, and these are faith and love.
It is not hope or belief but faith. Hope is when we believe in something whether it is true or not. Belief is when we believe in something handed down to us by man, like traditions. Faith, unlike them, is believing that which is true, that which does not change; in other words, God or that which comes from God. Hope can be blind, but there is nothing like blind faith. Belief does not need God to be in the picture, but without God there is no faith.
Love is not the emotions that we excrete in our words or by action. Love, if understood, is the will to edify and build another. To will is the strongest desire, that which stirs our lives. So if we do not will the Kingdom of God or those of His Kingdom, then we do not love God.
It is only when we grow in truth and understanding of the Kingdom of God that our faith will grow, and our love/our will will be shaped better/ will be more effective.
[Prayer Starter]
Lord, You are Almighty God. You, Lord, do not change, for You are Truth and Holy. Truth does not change, nor that which is Perfect. Lord, we pray we do not dwell in hope or belief and assume You dwell in us. It is only when we put on Your Name/Nature that You dwell in us, and the root of it is faith and love. Lord, we pray we grow in understanding so that our faith increases and our love for Your Kingdom becomes stronger and stronger…
This prayer we make in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
[Reference Scriptures]
Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Mark 4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?
Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
John 13:35 By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
1 John 2:5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
Dated 22 July 2026
Bro Rollwyn