Love is an Action Word

Hi, I'm Sheyvah Rex, and welcome back to Perfect King's Imperfect Princess.

Today I'm sharing a devotion with you that was originally published on thelife.com

on Sunday, February 16th, 2025. https://thelife.com/devotionals/love-is-an-action-word

Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.- 1 John 4:7 NLT

I slap the pot down on the crumb-covered tablecloth and call for the fourth time. “Dinner time! It’s getting cold! Please set the table!” Family members trickle in one by one and get an earful of my frustration.
Am I cooking dinner because I love my family? Or am I doing it just because I must, or it’s expected of me? You can go through the motions of doing the right thing, but with the wrong attitude. We can only love people truly and wholly with the engine of God’s love roaring in our hearts. Jesus said, “For apart from me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5d). Why am I trying to do this task without him?

Today’s verse says, “Let us continue to love… for love comes from God.” We need to bask in the truth of God’s love for us before we try to pour it out on others. Every mundane task such as cooking, cleaning, diapering or doing laundry can be done for the love of God, and because of his love. Love is an action word. As we come to know God better through his word, we will trust and love him more. This will enable us to love others with our actions by the power of his Holy Spirit. The enemy tries to catch us off guard, so watch out for his attacks. Ask God to help you treat every person with the love and respect we would treat Jesus.

Dear Lord, I’m sorry for trying to do so many things without you and your love fuelling me. Thank you for forgiving me. Please fill me up with your love in my heart. Thank you for proving your love by giving your son to be killed for me. Thank you that he is alive in me, and I can rely on him instead of my own feeble love strength.

Throughout this day: Ask yourself: Am I loving others with God’s love or my own strength?

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