Read 1 John 3:16-24
16This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for
us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for our brothers and sisters! 17Rich
people who see a brother or sister in need, yet close their hearts against
them, cannot claim that they love God. 18My children, our love
should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in
action.
19 This, then, is how we will know
that we belong to the truth; this is how we will be confident in God’s
presence. 20If our conscience condemns us, we know that God is
greater than our conscience and that he knows everything. 21And so,
my dear friends, if our conscience does not condemn us, we have courage in
God’s presence. 22We receive from him whatever we ask, because we
obey his commands and do what pleases him. 23What he commands is
that we believe in his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as Christ
commanded us. 24Those who obey God’s commands live in union with God
and God lives in union with them. And because of the Spirit that God has given
us we know that God lives in union with us.
Think
Love should not just be talk,
it should show action. This is a hard
teaching - but it is true. This is why
we need a Christian community that gathers around us and works together to
love.
Pray
Lord, help me to love
practically as you have taught me to love.
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