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Bible in a Year :
Joshua 10–12 , Luke 1:39–56

Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
1 John 3:18

What would cause someone to help a competitor? For a restaurant owner named ###, it was the opportunity to encourage other struggling local restaurant owners adapting to Covid regulations. ### knew firsthand the challenges of operating a business during a pandemic. Encouraged by another local business’ generosity, ### spent his own money to purchase more than two thousand pounds in gift cards to give away to his customers to use at other restaurants in his community. That’s an expression of love that’s not just words but action.

Building on the ultimate expression of love demonstrated by Jesus’ willingness to lay down His life for humanity (1 John 3:16), John encouraged his readers to also take the next step and put love into action. For John, to “lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters” (v. 16) meant demonstrating the same type of d###ef9 love exemplified by Jesus—and that would most often take the form of everyday, practical actions, such as sharing material possessions. It wasn’t enough to love with words; love required sincere, meaningful actions (v. 18)

Putting love into action can be hard because it often requires personal sacrifice or disadvantaging ourselves for another person. Enabled by God’s Spirit and remembering His lavish love for us, we can take the next step of love.

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Some questions I ask myself sometimes are - How have I experienced love in action? How can I take the next step to love someone in a practical way?
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