I loved listening to a Christian rap group called D.C.
Talk when I was in junior high. I
thought they were awesome. One of
my favorite songs began by asking, “you down with the dc talk?” At the ripe age of twelve, I was indeed
“down.”
Today,
many scoff at my junior high music tastes. That is fair.
But, that song made an impression on my life. After asking listeners if they were “down,” D.C. Talk sang,
“Hey, tell me
haven't you heard? Love, is a
serious word…the word love; love is a verb.”
Hip-hop
aside, that is a powerful statement.
Love is a verb. Meaning,
love goes beyond sentiments and intentions. Love is an action.
When we love someone, we do stuff for them. We give hugs. We
buy gifts. We serve. We sacrifice. Love is communicated through action.
The
Apostle Paul agrees. In his letter
to the church in Corinth, Paul says that love involves all kinds of actions. Love is patient and kind. It does not boast. It always protects and always
perseveres. Love is a verb.
As
you go through the coming week, see how you might put love into action. Serve your spouse as a way of letting
them know you love them. Sacrifice
time at work in order to spend more time loving on your children. Though I may have learned it through
early nineties, decaffeinated hip-hop, the lesson is no less true. Love is a verb.
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