Feb
27
Actions
Filed Under Devotional
Is it just me, or is the idea of showing solidarity with the poor or the homeless by spending a night with them kind of a condescending gesture? What exactly does that do when a celebrity camps out on a heating grate for the night? How many hungry people are fed when someone who is used to night clubs decides to hang out in Africa for a week?
Now, to be sure, some of those folks bring money and support actual effort. Points to them. But, there are those who seem to think that standing on a soap box and giving a speech to the cameras is their contribution. Uh, yeah. Get over yourself.
You help the hungry by buying, preparing, delivering, or serving food to them. You help the poor by donating time, money, and staple needs to them. A rousing speech or long talk with those in dire straits fades away pretty quickly.
“Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18
What actions are you taking to love others? And, are you doing it for the right reasons? Is there truth in your motivation and your message?
John is describing an obligation that you personally have. This is not the job of the church organization or government. This is your job. This is my job. What have I done? What have you done?