Love Expressions

“I love You! I love You!” my heart exclaimed at church one Sunday morning as we sang songs of worship. The night before my heart had cried an “I love You” refrain when a group of us had met for fellowship, prayer, and Scripture.
The following Monday my husband and I studied the themes of love and life in John, and I again longed for a more adequate way to express my love for the Lord. I found my answer from a line in Westcott’s book on the epistle of John: “….love for Christ finds practical expression in love for the brethren.” How exciting! I could tell Jesus “I love You” by taking opportunities to do good deeds for others.
Christ’s invitation to express our love for Him by doing good to another is seen in His statement, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me” (Matthew 25:40). I can understand His words when I recall that when someone does something for my children, I appreciate it as though they did it for me. But Christ says this about all who are hungry, thirsty, in a strange place, without clothes, sick, or in prison. “Express your love for Me by feeding and caring for these.”
Our good deeds done as acts of worship please God. He who is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart will accept our expressions of love.