Pointing To Jesus

By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.

John 13:35

You’re sitting in your car, stuck in traffic on a freeway or busy thoroughfare. Looking around, you notice an exceptionally bright billboard rising high above the traffic on the side of the road. You look away for a moment and then look back—and the sign is showing a different advertisement! These digital billboards are like a Jumbotron screen at a sports stadium—full of images that change constantly with their bright, electronic displays.

“Capturing eyeballs”—it’s the new standard in advertising, especially on the Internet. Capture a person’s attention, and your chances of educating them and making a sale increase. Signs are important in more than just advertising. Jesus said there was one primary sign by which the world will know that we are His followers: the way we love one another. Sometimes a simple act of love will be a sign to others that there is something different about a person. And a conversation about Christ may follow.

Look for an opportunity today to be a sign that points to Jesus—by demonstrating His love to others.

Love is the queen of all the Christian graces.

ARTHUR W. PINK