How do we show love … – Clay City Church of Christ

Love demands more of us than a warm feeling. It often demands sacrificial actions towards those we declare to love.

To declare love is to act sacrificially.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

To show love is to act sacrificially.

“If you love Me, keep My commandments.” (John 14:15)

God has challenged us to live a sacrificial life where our desires are sacrificed to His commandments. Our declared love of God must be demonstrated through our actions. We can choose what we want or what God wants.

And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)

Although keeping God’s commandments will require earthly sacrifices it will yield heavenly rewards.

He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” (John 14:21)

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. (John 15:10)