BBD 07.26.21 Words or Actions? (Classic)
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Classic from 2002
The Burning Bush Devotional
23 July 2021
Confronted by Truth
My little
children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
- 1 John 3:18.
City
Councilman Angel Ortiz of Philadelphia has a little problem. For the past 25
years, he has been driving without a license. Seventeen of those years he
was either a council member or municipal employee. Ortiz in
response said, "I kept trying to
make time to get a new license, and it seemed that something pressing always
took precedence." Not long
after the driving without a license problem, Ortiz was found to have 53 parking
tickets that were outstanding. Of course, Ortiz denied knowing anything about
any tickets.
We are
astounded to know that people like Angel Oritz actually exist! However, if we
take a close look at our own lives, how many times have we said, or indicated
we would do something but have not? For example, we know as Christians we ought
to reach out to those around us, and we speak of the need to do so, but how
often have we actually spoken to others about their need of the Savior? As
disciples of Christ, we know of the disciplines of the faith, and by assuming the
identity of a Christian we seek to indicate that we are involved in Christian
activities. But are we really?
Is our
love for others simply words? We are
to follow the example of our Lord in demonstrating our love. The love Jesus had for us was more than words. His
love was demonstrated by His actions as He died for us on the cross.
What is
it that you have been saying you are going to do as a Christian, but have never
gotten around to it? How many years have passed, without love being more than a
word? Maybe it is time we stopped talking
about love, and do something that demonstrates our love? What do
you think?
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