Love... Is Proven
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
2 Corinthians 3:2-3 (NIV)
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1:9-11 (BSB)
God says, 'Prove all things; hold fast that which is good' (1 Thessalonians 5:21), and the greatest of all good things is LOVE!
God proved His unparalleled love for us, when He sent His only Son to our world:
To grow among us, from Infant to Man,
To preach, teach, heal, and show us how to live,
To reveal our primary enemy,
To give us the power to push him back,
To hang with us, and then, to hang FOR us,
To cover us and open Heaven’s gates…
For misbehaving, undeserving us.
Consider our lives as a progression:
Point A is the womb. Point B is the tomb, and Point C is eternity beyond…
Between A and B, Jesus, as a Man, demonstrated how to best move forward (which, as Christians know, revolves around love:)
The rest of the journey (from B to C) is in God’s Perfect, Infallible Hands.
Consider the steps of this progression:
Birth is a wondrous opportunity to become what our Father envisions.
Earth is a school, with lessons, rules, and tests. The biggest test is following Jesus!
Death is a graduation AND A DOOR… to the best (or the worst) eternity.
Actors, models, and talent for Christ:
You who believe Him and try to follow the narrow path through media’s vast fields, loving God first with everything you’ve got, loving neighbors next (like them or not:)...
Walk as living PROOF of your Father’s love, sent to the questioning eyes of lost sheep… to broadcast the very best of Good News:
“God loves you! Jesus is real! Come and see!”
Love… Is Proven (Part 3)
NOTE: God is my Ghostwriter. If what I write is good, it’s from God! We’re all called to be actors (action stars) for Jesus. We’re all called to models of Jesus, and we all have gifts, talents, and a commission to multiply them in the world for His glory.
P.S. NO DEVOTION, PREACHER, or SERMON… can begin to replace personal time in the Bible. I wholeheartedly and clear-headedly recommend DAILY BIBLE READING.
WARNING: Don’t focus on your favorite verses, because taken out of context, they’re often misinterpreted. I plead with you to READ AT LEAST 1 BIBLE CHAPTER DAILY. How long does it take? An average of 5 to 10 minutes!