LOVE IS A VERB

“If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”

James 4:17

The amazing thing about sports is that athletes and competitors know what to do. They know they are not supposed to cheat, lash out at the referee, or lose self control.  Most of the time they know what the right game plan is, how to handle pressure, and how to encourage themselves and teammates.  But as we see in sports, KNOWING is only half of the puzzle. What matters in the end is DOING what you know is the right thing to do.  The same is true about love.

Many believers know that we are called to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength (Matthew 22:37-38). We also know that we should love our neighbor as ourselves (Matthew 22:39-40).  But the question is not if you know that you should love or not, but are you actually doing it? 

As James 4:17 says:  “If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.”

Do you just know that you should love or do you actually love?  

Is your love just in your head or has it moved to your hands?  

Love acts, love does, it moves, it's real and it’s active.  Love is a verb.