God Is
Greater Than Our Hearts
We know love by this, that
he laid down his life for us – and we ought to lay down our lives for one
another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees
a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?
Little children, let us love, not in word or
speech, but in truth and action. And by this we will know that we are from the
truth and will reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us;
for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our
hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God; and we receive from him
whatever we ask,
because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.
And this is his commandment,
that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one
another, just as he has commanded us. All who obey his commandments abide in
him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the
Spirit that he has given us.
1 John 3:16-24
What do you do when you see others in need? Do
you practice active compassion? Do you actually help
someone, or just talk about it?
Ask the Holy Spirit to place someone on your
heart to help in Jesus’ name. Then take action. Make a difference today. Send a
card. Give a gift. Offer a ride. Make a call. Love in deed is love indeed.
Compassion is love in
action.
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