The God Shot: 1 John 3:18-19

"Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence:" (1 John 3:18-19)Most people believe this letter was written by John the Apostle, one of Jesus' inner circle, the one who cared for Mary after Jesus's death. John knows what it's like to love others in a way that is inconvenient. Mary was likely a widow at the time of Jesus death and it would have fallen on Him, her firstborn, to care for her. But Jesus passes the responsibility off to John when He dies. If john had said, "sure I'll care for her", but then left her destitute, that wouldn't be loving toward her or toward Jesus. Love means being willing and ready to demonstrate it today. May we be people who live out the truth we say we believe even when it's inconvenient. May our actions testify that He's where the joy is!