Episode 374 - Show Notes:
- Love is more than a feeling. It is more than words. Love is proven when it is demonstrated by action. Jesus has shown us what love looks like by his sacrificial death. As believes we are called to love others with this same selfless love.
- You see, God did not love us from afar. His love compelled him to come to us, to die for us, to rescue us, and to save us. His love was not just found in words, but it was demonstrated by his actions.
- Today, you and I must ask the question: how can we love like Jesus? How can we love our families this way? How can we love our co-workers this way? How can we love our neighbors like Jesus does?
- If you want a portrait of love, look to the life of Jesus. He illustrated love by the life he lived. He never showed hatred or malice. He only got angry over injustice, but that was motivated by his love for people. He went out of his way to help even those his fellow Jews despised. He crossed racial, cultural, and geographical barriers to care for people. He reached out to the unlovely and the castaways of the world. But the ultimate expression of his love was when he went to the cross, sacrificing his life for us.
- Pray and ask God to show you how to love those around you. Let your love be like Jesus, selfless and sacrificial. Love with actions, and not just words.
Romans 5:7-8 - “For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” (1 John 3:16-18 NIV)
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