My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things 1 John 3:18-20

We have heard the expression, action speaks louder than words, this is also true in our Christian walk. As we talked about in my previous post, Love is an action, if we say we love someone or Love God, we should demonstrate that love, just as Christ has demonstrated that love towards us. And so is the same with our faith, if we say we are a Christian, if we profess that Jesus is our Lord, then our lives should reflect this, faith is an action, not just a slogan

As the Apostle John says here “”Let us not love in word, neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth” It’s easy to say the things a Christian should say, but is your life reflecting those words? It’s easy to say you love Jesus, but does your life reflect this profession? Do people around you see Christ in you? Do you love your neighbor as yourself? Or does your life reflect a totally different picture than your words?

As the Apostle John continues under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit “And by this, we know that we are of the truth” And by what? It’s by our actions, its by the way we live our lives we know if we are abiding in Christ, whether or not we are filled with the Holy Spirit. Jesus said “You will be known by your fruits” (Matthew 7:16) We can profess to be a Christian all we want, but if our life reflects a different profession, then we are a fraud!

This is not works based salvation, we are not doing anything to earn our salvation, as we cant. However this is evidence of our salvation, this is evidence that we have truly become Born Again in Christ, that the Holy Spirit lives inside of us, has regenerated us with a new heart and new mind. There has to be evidence of your salvation, as Jesus also said “ A tree that doesn’t bear fruit is thrown into the fire” (Matthew 7:19)

Sometimes we make mistakes, sometimes our actions are wrong , however the good news is we have an Advocate for our sins, The Lord Jesus Christ, as the Apostle John says here “if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things” God is searching our hearts and minds and knows us, God’s grace is greater than our sins, repent and put your faith in Christ for salvation alone, be led and guided by the Holy Spirit, “work out your salvation with fear and trembling”(Philippians 2:12) Amen!