In Christ

“This is the message you heard from the beginning. We should love one another. Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ and to love one another as he commanded us.” 1 John 3:11, 18, 23

From the beginning was God and God is love. Love has been the foundation of His message since before the earth was formed. It is the message of hope when there is despair, forgiveness when there is wrongdoing and life when there is death.

Love has body parts to express itself in the Body of Christ. We are to be His hands and touch the lives of others pointing them to God. We are to be His feet and walk in His ways showing others the path to truth. We are to be His mouth to speak of His faithfulness in our adversities. We are to be His ears and eyes hearing and seeing the cries of His people.

This agape love can only be accessed through the love of Christ. It is ours to receive when we love Him who is loved by His Father. Love flows when there is no barrier. To say we love and not act in love is contradictory and a stumbling block to our relationship with God. Our actions should follow our statements of belief instead of offering ‘chin music’ as my sweet daddy use to say. Chin music without action is just chaotic noise but faith and service in action is the beautiful song of the Holy Spirit.

We must love one another as Christ loves us. The Kingdom work gets accomplished in its highest beauty when all members of the Body are working in unity following the wisdom of the Head of the Body.

‘In Christ we who are many form one body, and each belongs to all the others.’ Rom. 12:5