WWJD? He Would Love First

Actions speak so much louder than words, and they truly define our character. 

There was a popular “life motto” followed by the Israelites and other generations preceding the initial coming of Christ known as “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” Exodus 21:24.

I recently heard Pr. Rick Warren say that if you don’t know what to do in a situation, ask yourself “what would I typically do?” and then do the opposite. An example he gave was, “if someone punches you, you’re probably gonna want to punch them twice as harder back, but that’s not what Jesus would do.”

One of Jesus’ greatest desires is for us to be like Him in the way we love others. Additionally, the way that someone can tell we are followers of Jesus is through our actions.

Are we placing labels on people and shoving them into categories, or are we showing our love for our father, and our father’s love for us, by the way that we treat others? Are we forgiving and forgetting, or are we remaining bitter?

To be completely honest, when someone is rude to me, my first instinct is to be salty and petty. It is so easy to treat evil with evil, and hatred with hatred, instead of treating evil and hatred with love. When Jesus was mocked by the Pharisees and teachers of The Law before Pilate, did He sneer back at them? Or was He instead respectful and humble? It may be easy to discuss the topic of loving like Jesus loved, but it is truly hard to live out. That is the exact reason why people take notice when we love the way Jesus loved. We are not called to be selfish in our love, but rather to serve and care about others more highly than ourselves and expect nothing in return.

Jesus lived out what it says in Luke 6:27-36; He taught us that followers of Christ will have different values and so will be distinguishable from the rest of the world. In addition, He reminds us to “let all that [we] do be done with love” 1 Corinthians 16:14.

God’s love should fill our hearts, souls and minds. Allow His love to sweep over you, and pray that all that you do be done with love. 

Love,

A Woman of Worth

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