“LET US SHOW THE TRUTH BY OUR ACTIONS. OUR ACTIONS WILL SHOW THAT WE BELONG TO THE TRUTH, SO WE WILL BE CONFIDENT WHEN WE STAND BEFORE GOD.” 1 JOHN 3:18-19

ACCEPTING JESUS AS OUR LORD AND SAVIOR CREATES A BURNING DESIRE WITHIN US TO LIVE A LIFE THAT IS WORTHY OF HIS SACRIFICES. SOMETIMES OUR ACTIONS DO SPEAK LOUDER THAN OUR WORDS. WE ARE TO NOT ONLY TELL OTHERS ABOUT CHRIST JESUS BUT WE ARE TO LIVE LIVES THAT SHOW OTHERS ABOUT CHRIST. WE ARE TOO LIVE OUR LIVES WITH THE CONFIDENCE THAT WE KNOW HIS HOLY WORD CREATES IN US. WE ARE TO LOVE OTHERS, DO FOR OTHERS AND CONSIDER OTHERS BETTER THAN OURSELVES. WE ARE TO HAVE A TRUST IN OUR GOD IN HEAVEN THAT IS SO STRONG THAT OUR FAITH DOES NOT WAIVER. THESE CHARACTERISTICS DO NOT JUST MAGICALLY APPEAR IN OUR LIVES. WE MUST BE CONSTANT IN HIS WORD. WE MUST BE IN COMMUNICATION WITH OUR GOD AT ALL TIMES. WE MUST KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE HOLY PROMISES HE HAS GIVEN US THROUGH HIS WORD. WE MUST CONTINUE TO PRAISE HIM FOR HIS MIRACLES, GIFTS AND THE LOVE HE SO GRACIOULSY GIVES US EACH DAY. HE LOVES US AND WE ARE TO LOVE HIM. OUR LIVES ARE MANY TIMES A MOVIE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS. THEY SET BACK AND WATCH CLOSELY HOW WE REACT TO SITUATIONS WHETHER GOOD OR BAD. THEY LISTEN TO OUR WORDS AND READ OUR ATTITUDES. ARE WE REPRESENTING CHRIST TO OTHERS IN THE WAY WE LIVE? OUR ACTIONS SHOULD SHOW THAT WE BELONG TO JESUS SO THAT WE WILL BE CONFIDENT WHEN WE STAND BEFORE HIM. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!