THEY MUST MATCH

“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.  My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”

James 3:10 KJV

I saw a man who I thought was very handsome and I wanted to meet him but then he said something to someone and I changed my mind.  The words that came out of the mouth of this man were some of the cruelest words I have ever heard someone say.  I know they hurt Jesus and broke His heart.

Our actions must match our words.  If we tell people that we love them and never do anything to prove it, they are not going to believe us.  You have probably heard this “actions speak louder than words”.  Jesus not only told us that He loves us, He also proved His love for us when He died on the cross for our sins.

Do we love Jesus?  If we have told Him that we love Him, what are we doing to prove to Him we love Him?  The best way we can prove to Jesus that we love Him is to be kind and loving to one another because He said in Matthew 25:40 that when we are kind and loving to one another, we are being kind and loving to Him.

However, Jesus also said that when we aren’t kind and loving to each other; we are not being kind and loving to Him.  I don’t know about you but I believe Jesus has suffered enough.  He will never have to die on the cross again but He is still being cursed.  How it must hurt Him and break His heart.

Heavenly Father, being the loving Father that You are, I know it must hurt You and even make You angry when You hear someone cursing and saying things that hurt Jesus.  I pray that You will forgive us for hurting Jesus when we don’t love others like we should.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen.

Joanne Lowe

January 4, 2016