My mother's uncle passed away last week.  At his funeral, I was reminded of the power of actions.  Her uncle had suffered through cancer, and at the end of his life he not only had cancer of the throat but lost his ability to speak.  Now this didn't slow him down, and he learned quickly how to still get his point across.  He didn't have to speak to show his faith, to express his love for his Lord, or to worship.  It was evident at his funeral that he was a man of God regardless of the fact that he had no "voice."  It got me thinking about the old adage that actions speak louder than words.

     In this day and age society is becoming so bent on political correctness that the very Word of God is being questioned.  So much so that we may lose our "voice."  I am thankful that our school still professes what we believe with our words, but I also believe that our actions are sometimes heard more than anything we say.  So what are you saying?  "I love you.  I forgive you.  Jesus loves you.  He died for you."  Let your actions tell the story.  Let your life, as sinful as we all are, be an ambassador for Christ. 

     That may seem like a lot of pressure, but 2 Corinthians 5:20-21 assures us, "So we are Christ's ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us.  We speak for Christ when we plead, "Come back to God."  For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ."   

~Doug Guenther