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LOVE. I DARE YOU TO DELIVER. There was something in John’s letter that reminded me of something Solomon once wrote: “When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him. It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it.” (Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 NLT)
The series we began this month reminds us that we dare to love because God first loved us. We also forgive because we have been forgiven. John wrote that simply saying you are going to do something isn’t enough.
“This is how we are sure that we have come to know Him: by keeping His commands. The one who says, “I have come to know Him,” without keeping His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly in him the love of God is perfected.” (1 John 2:3-5)
Love doesn’t just make a promise. Love keeps a promise. Love delivers on a promise. Essentially, love does. It does what it says. To deliver means to do or to carry out as promised.
What promises have you made? How are you doing at keeping them? John talked a lot about how you “walk.” He said that the one who says with his talk that he is a Christian walks just as Jesus walked. (1 John 2:6) Walking is how you conduct your life. How you live. Your lifestyle. You walk your talk. How are you doing at living out what you’ve promised?
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