By Our Love

 “By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:35, English Standard Version)

If I asked you what Christians are known for what would you say? Politics, service, being judgmental, or hypocritical might be common answers. But rarely will people say that Christians are known by their love for one another.

See, I believe that this verse makes a HUGE STATEMENT! We are to be known by our love for one another. Well, then we must ask the question, what is love?

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. 
(1 Corinthians 13:4-8a, English Standard Version)

Love is a choice. Not an easy choice, but it is the right choice. We don’t always realize that people are watching us. The world is watching to see how we react, to see how we love. Are we different? Is Christ’s love shining through us?

How are you treating your brothers and sisters in Christ? When we sing the song “They’ll know we are Christian by our Love”…are we just singing it or are we truly living it?