1 John 3- 2 John
Love. It is one of those words that are so simple and so complex. ‘Love’ can be a simple closer to a letter and ‘I Love You’ can be a declaration of strong devotion and care. It is written and said with relative ease, but to actually exercise love is sometimes complicated. Sometimes one wonders what love really looks like because it is described in so many ways throughout the bible. So, in many ways, it is easier to just say ‘I love you’ and worry about what that really means later.
John urges us in 1 John 3:18 to “not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth.” Once again, God cares very little about our lip service. He cares about how we demonstrate the same love He demonstrates to us. We are shown God’s love so much in our daily lives while sometimes we say we love someone, but do not show it.
Just a simple thought: next time you tell someone that you love them, think of a way to show them in deed and truth. The word ‘love’ becomes so much stronger when it is not just a word but a declaration to act love upon someone.
Jim
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