One Verse Devotional

True Love cannot be shown with words alone. It requires us to take ACTION. Have you heard the phrase “talk is cheap?” I’m sure you have. Today, it is more true than ever. Social media allows us to say whatever we want to behind the safety of a computer screen. Many of us are living ridiculously busy lives that make it hard to follow through on promises we make, even if we had the best intentions. And because of all of this, our words have become empty. Talk. Is. Cheap. Our words alone do not hold much water. The disciple John knew this well. In our One Verse today, John says, “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” John is an older man at this point, and he wants to share his wisdom with future generations. He says we can’t just show love with our lips and through our words. It’s empty, it’s hollow, and it’s cheap. I love my wife, but I can’t ONLY tell her that. I have to back it up with my actions. Love truly is a verb. Love, God-Love, requires action. The next ti