The Greatest of these is Love

Maybe sometimes all that we can do in life, is to offer a little more love. Isn't that what we all long for? To have someone to love, cherish, and care for us? I heard at a church service once that often times "all we can do is give a little more love." This is so true. Think about it. Sometimes just a smile, hug, or an act of kindness can show the love of Christ to others. We need to profess Christ's grace not only through our mouth but in all we do. We need to have compassion for our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ!

The greatest commandment is in Matthew 27: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'" It is that simple. Love God and love people!

I find sometimes that the biggest witness to people is when we serve God by serving others. As I was painting a woman's nails at our local hosptial, we talked about her life, her husband, and her past. She made a comment that her hands were so ugly, and continued to say how old and ugly she was. But I just kept telling her how beautiful she was. She wanted me to "tell her the honest truth" and I all I could say was that she was beautiful. She could not believe me. But she seemed to think that the fact that she was beautiful for a moment could be true.


The lies that this unloving and unforgiving world had told her was that she was not worthy and no longer beautiful in her old age. But as ambassadors for Christ, we have to love on people! We have to let them know the truth and eliminate the lies of Satan with Christ's undying love. The woman even began to say how talking with me was helping her. We need to let Jesus speak through us. Just a simple smile or conversation can encourage those who are lost. So if you have a chance to show Jesus's love to the world today, take it! Love people! Let the Lord speak to the breaking hearts of the world!