Our Daily Devotion

Our Daily Devotion 

The Evidence of True Love

“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
— 1 John 3:18

In a world where love is often reduced to posts, promises, and polite phrases, John reminds us that real love shows up. It moves. It acts. It costs something. Love is not measured by how loudly we speak it, but by how faithfully we live it.

Jesus didn’t merely talk about love — He demonstrated it. He served. He sacrificed. He laid down His life. That is the pattern John points us toward. When we love in action and in truth, we make the invisible grace of God visible. Every quiet act of kindness, every unseen sacrifice, every choice to put someone else first becomes a testimony that Christ is alive in us.

This kind of love is not always comfortable. It confronts our selfishness. It asks for our time, our patience, sometimes even our pride. Biblical love is not convenience; it is commitment. It is choosing obedience over emotion and service over self.

I have learned over the years that the love people remember most was not what I said from a pulpit, but what I did when no one else was watching. Actions endure. Words fade.

Today, ask the Lord to help you love in deed and in truth. Look for the opportunity He places in front of you — the person who needs encouragement, the situation that requires sacrifice, the moment that calls for grace. When we love like this, we reflect the heart of the One who first loved us.

Walk in faith, rest in grace, and trust the One who walks beside you.

In His love and grace,

ray mileur

“Helping believers walk closer to Jesus, one day at a time.”