Love in Action

I John 3:11-20 talks about love in action. We are not to love in word only, but show our love by our actions. Love is much talked about, but little seen. The action God requires of us as believers is to lay down our lives for others. Ouch! Most of us are ready to lay down our lives for our family, but not those outside of the family.

The Bible clearly shows us that we have greater family which is the family of Christ. We are not to put any less value on them than we do our own flesh and blood family. Christ valued us so much that he died for us. Everyone is precious in God's sight. John goes even farther to say that those who don't love as Christ loved are not His children. We are still dead in our sin. Wow! Of course, don't forget, if you hate a member of Christ family, you are murderer. These are hard statements.

Examine your heart and actions today. How do you measure on a scale 1 to 10? How would others measure you on a scale 1 to 10?

Lord fill us with your love this day. We can not do it on our own.