Our Voice Of Action

“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”1 John 3:18

The old saying that says, “actions speak louder than words” has so much truth to it. Sometimes the best thing we can say in a situation is nothing at all, simply show love through our actions. Often times our loving actions will speak volumes above and beyond what our words ever could in certain situations. The word of God encourages us to love not through our words, but through our actions.

Beautiful Example
“When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them. Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” Luke 7:36 - 38 & 47

A beautiful example of loving through actions was shown by the woman who anointed Jesus’ feet with oil after washing them with her tears and then wiping them with her hair. Her actions turned Jesus’ heart to have compassion on her. Her actions were flowing from a heart of love which was very apparent to Jesus. Scripture does not state whether or not this woman even spoke to Jesus, but I tend to envision her as the silent type. She allowed her actions, driven by love, to do the talking for her. It is examples like this that minister to the very core of others.

There are individuals out there who need to see God’s love in action. It breaks my heart to see those individuals who have been wounded by the words of others and often times those very words were not even intentional. But intentional or not, wounds were created and in some cases deep scars have occurred. For some of these individuals, they have given up on listening. This is when our actions can play a vital role in displaying Christ to those whom have been wounded. It can be easy to ignore or tune out what someone is saying to us. But it is very difficult to ignore the love someone is showing us. The images of love put into action become imprinted in the mind and are not so easily forgotten. When love in action is poured out on someone, it pulls at their heart strings. Sometimes it can be these very premeditated acts of love that can bring someone to the saving arms of Jesus Christ. What a beautiful thought! I want to encourage you today to step out and shower love on someone through your actions. It could be a neighbor, a relative, a coworker, or even a complete stranger, but whomever you show God's’ love to, do it for the sake of loving and for no other reason. Do not plan to show “love” to someone and expect to get something in return. This is not how Jesus operates. Christ came to lay down His life for us knowing full well we could never repay Him for this love put into action. When our love put into action is genuine and from the heart, it will impact the lives of others more then we may ever know. I know countless stories of people who poured out love into the lives of others expecting nothing in return. They never knew the impact they had on those individuals, but the rich heritage they started in the hearts of those they served impacted generations. My family is a product of the rich heritage of love put into action. I am so grateful to those who loved for the sake of loving, expecting nothing in return. Love put into action will impact many for eternity!  

Lord, I pray that you teach us to show your love through our actions. Your word tells us not to love in word or speech but in action and in truth. Let your love flow through us in such a way that others may see you in us, not so they merely hear about who you are, but they see who you are. We desire to live out your love in action and in truth toady. Lord, send us people along our paths that we can pour out your love upon today. Let us be a vessel of love to those around us each and every day.