Love

Have you ever been in a place where the street merchants had all kinds of great stuff at a totally reduced price? You know, Gucci purses for $30, Oakley sunglasses for $15, Nike hoodies for $10. Of course, if you want the real thing, you are going to have to look close and find the marks of authentication that prove they are the real thing. In the same way, Jesus tells us that the mark of authentication for genuine faith is our love. Christ pours His love into His people and it transforms. Loved people will love. And it is our love for each other and our neighbors that is the proof to those around us that we are real.