Tuesday, December 1, 2015

PORTRAITS OF LOVE

PORTRAITS OF LOVE

There is a story about a priest who painted a picture of Christ. He was very proud of the picture and wanted other people to notice it as well. So, he invited the famous author Leo Tolstoy to come over. The priest thought that if Tolstoy liked his painting, then the other priest would admire it as well. Tolstoy came into the room and sat in front of the painting. For an hour he just sat there and stared at it. The priest was getting really excited.

Then, as Tolstoy stood up to leave, the priest asked, “So, what do you think?”

And Tolstoy looked at him and said, “If you would have loved him more, you would have painted him better.”

God doesn’t want us to do stuff for him because we’re gonna get rewarded or praised or famous for doing it. Instead, he wants our love for him to motivate us to do great things for him.

Don’t let Jesus say to you one day, “If you would have loved me more, you would have served me better.”

“But if anyone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need and refuses to help-how can God’s love be in that person? Dear children, let us stop just saying we love each other; let us really show it by our actions” (1 John 3:17, 18).

From the Book:
How to Smell like God



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