Show and Tell

When I was in first grade, I bragged about my brother who could drive a car and fly an airplane. Naturally, my classmates thought I was a liar.

My lovely teacher solved the problem by having my brother come to show and tell!

And my brother came!

It was true!

It definitely wasn’t enough to tell my classmates about my brother, he had to show up.

God does that, too.

God shows up—He demonstrates–to help us understand, to believe.

Sometimes He tells us before; sometimes He tells us afterwards.

When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am… (John 8:28)

~~Told, then showed, then (maybe) belief

The signs He did showed… But the people often didn’t understand what the signs meant, so they were told.

~~Showed, then told.

By this we know love, that He laid down His life for us. (1 John 3:16)

~~Showed, then understood (maybe)

Do we show our faith by our works? By acting out our faith? (James 2:14-26)

If we don’t show our faith, our words have no power.

We have to show and tell. (Not just tell.)

For more on how God shows us His love see chapter 8 in When Storms Come: Will You Be Ready?