“By this shall all
[men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on
showing love among yourselves].”
John 13:35
Search the four
Gospels for the number of times Jesus said: “God loves you!”
What you might find
remarkable is not that He never spoke those words, in one form or another, but
how often He manifested, the love of
the Father to those in need.
In the verse above Jesus
didn’t say: “…if you speak love…”
what He was saying
literally was: “…if you show love.”
Love ought to be expressed but that
expression ought to be made with actions
and not just spoken words.
The “…Word became
flesh…”
Why?
Because “…God
demonstrates His love for us…”
He declares it, but
more importantly, He demonstrates it!
Paul spoke of those
who make all kinds of ‘religious’ sounds but do not have love as being like a
noisy gong or clanging cymbal.
It is a sound which
may pierce the silence but does little to demonstrate the love of God to
others.
Jesus caught the attention
of many not because of His words alone, as powerful as those words are, but
also, and particularly, because of the love of the Father He demonstrated.
When the church moves
beyond only declaring the love and actually
demonstrates it, then she too will catch the attention of many.
That love manifested
then becomes like a platform opening hearts to the message of the Gospel.
That is the Good News
of the Kingdom.
Yes, Jesus came to
proclaim liberty but His proclamation put hands and feet to that liberty.
Read Isaiah 61 and
see the purpose of Jesus ministry.
It becomes our
ministry as well.
Is it limited to
speaking well and declaring only?
Let it challenge you
so that in this season you can demonstrate His love to others!
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