Walk In Love

LOVE IS THE ANSWER:
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth (1 John 3:17-18).

If you’re born again, it’s compulsory that you Walk in Love, and that love must transcend your mere talking about love into positive action towards others. The latter part of our opening scripture in the Message Translation says “ ...My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s Walk real Love.”

Walking real love means loving your brothers and sisters in the Lord, as Christ has loved you: “he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?” (1 John 4:20). So, you actually prove your love for God and towards Him in the way you show love to others, especially fellow believers. If you don’t actively love those for whom Jesus died, then you really don’t love God.

Learn to help and give to others; genuinely care for others. Go the extra mile today to assist someone else. Never allow selfishness or self-centredness any place in your heart. Always, at the slightest opportunity, do good to others. Remember that every little act of love or kindness you show to a fellow believer has great reward, for you’re actually doing it unto the Lord (Matthew 25:34-45). No wonder the Apostle John declared in 1 John 3:16: “Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren” (1 John 3:16). This means we ought to love others selflessly and unconditionally as Christ has loved us.

PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your love that’s deposited in my heart by the Holy Spirit! That love radiates through me. Therefore, everyone I meet or relate with today will be blessed with your divine love as I consciously demonstrate it to them through my words and actions, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY
1 John 3:16 MSG
This is how we've come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves.

James 2:15-17
15 For instance, you come upon an old friend dressed in rags and half-starved
16 and say, "Good morning, friend! Be clothed in Christ! Be filled with the Holy Spirit!" and walk off without providing so much as a coat or a cup of soup--where does that get you?
17 Isn't it obvious that God-talk without God-acts is outrageous nonsense?