February 16: Love in Motion

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Dr. Terry-Ann Robinson


Key Text: “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” — Luke 6:36

In a relay, there are usually four runners. The starter is one of the most critical legs because it sets the pace for everything that follows. If the first runner has a weak start, the other runners must work harder to recover. But when the first runner explodes out of the blocks with strength and confidence, it motivates the entire team, and each leg becomes easier to run.

Love is a relay—a race with no finish line. And our starter is Jesus.

He didn’t just start the race; He ran the first leg with perfection, passion, mercy, and sacrifice. And now, He has placed the baton in your hands. The question is:

  • Will you drop the baton through unforgiveness or indifference?
  • Will you pull up and drop out when loving others becomes inconvenient or costly?
  • Or will you keep love in motion, passing on to others what Jesus has already passed to you?

The song says, “Love is something, if you give it away, it comes right back to you.”
And Jesus proved that.

When Jesus washed His disciples’ feet (John 13), He showed that love goes low—it serves in ways others overlook. That was love in motion.

When Jesus touched the leper (Mark 1:40–42), He crossed every social line. He wasn’t afraid to step toward the outcast. That was love in motion.

When Jesus fed the 5,000 (Mark 6:34–44), He first felt compassion, then acted. Compassion without action is pity. But compassion with action—that is love in motion.

On the cross, Jesus prayed, “Father, forgive them” (Luke 23:34). Even in pain, He kept the baton moving. That was love in motion.

The challenge to you today is don’t stop running. Don’t drop the baton.

Run your leg of the race with the same mercy the Father has shown you. Because when love moves—it multiplies.

Prayer

We thank You for being the God who loved first, who set the pace, and who continues to pour mercy into our lives. Thank You for sending Jesus—our perfect Starter—who showed us what love in motion truly looks like. Lord, we hold the baton You have placed in our hands, and we ask for strength, grace, and courage to run our leg of the race with faithfulness. Amen

 

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