It's All About Love ~ Part I

Love in Words, Deeds and Reality.

"If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn't love others, I would have gained nothing."
‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭13:3‬ ‭NLT‬‬
http://bible.com/116/1co.13.3.nlt

Right from the first verse of this chapter, Paul talks about the importance of love. We all know how important love is and we believe that if you love someone, it has to be seen in actions. Yet Paul draws such a beautiful difference between love in words, love in deeds and love- true love.

For many in today's world, love is charity. Distributing clothes and food among the poor, donating money to orphanages and old age homes, etc. Some do it in secrecy and some publicly. But is the love of Christ limited to just that? Will that be enough to love the unloved with the love of Christ?

"Later, Matthew invited Jesus and his disciples to his home as dinner guests, along with many tax collectors and other disreputable sinners. But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with such scum? " When Jesus heard this, he said, "Healthy people don't need a doctor—sick people do.""
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭9:10-12‬ ‭NLT‬‬
http://bible.com/116/mat.9.10-12.nlt

Jesus did not boast about His deeds. Neither did He only stop at helping the needy. He went a step ahead. He invested His time in their lives. And that means a lot.

We need to realise that people need our time more than the material we offer. We can share about the love of Christ only when we spend time with those who need it. Many a times we can gift someone and yet not love the person. We can easily fake an 'I love you' without even meaning it.

Love is more than words and deeds. It's more than materialistic things. It is what people are actually deprived of. As disciples of Christ, it's upto us to invest this true loves in the lives of those who really need it.

Charity might earn you a name and status in society, but service will earn you a reward by The Most High!