1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
I recently had a go-a-round with someone. When it was over, he came to apologize. I looked him straight in the eyes and said don’t bother telling me, show me. Words are important, but how you say them is much more important. Even more important than that are the actions you take.
I am sure we have all heard horror stories about slippery salesmen. You may have even fallen victim to one of their schemes. Their words sound wonderful, maybe even a little too good to be true. In the end, their actions showed you just how ‘too good to be true’ it was.
Unfortunately, we see this in politics all too many times. The politician will make promises he has no intention to keep. Well, to be fair he may have intended to, but something happened along the line to change his mind.
The point to all of this is love is an action verb. You can say I love you all day long but in the end, it is just words. You want to really show your love for your neighbor? Put some action behind it. After all, Jesus didn’t just say it. He climbed up on a cross and died for you!
Lord, give me opportunities to share my love today through actions and not just words. ~amen
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