If we have real love, we won’t face a needy situation without doing something about it. We won’t just pass by the poor man on the road to Jericho. We will take action like the Samaritan did.

Many people today, when faced with the suffering of others, say, “Oh, I’m so sorry, how sad!” But compassion must be put into action. That’s the difference between pity and compassion: Pity just feels sorry; compassion does something about it.

Love can seldom be proven without tangible manifestation in action. The need for real love is a spiritual need, but it must be manifested physically in works: “Faith working through love” (Galatians 5:6). “Someone will say, ‘You have faith, and I have works.’ Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works” (James 2:18).

People often can’t understand or believe that you truly love them unless you show them in some visible, tangible way that puts your words into action and your faith into effect.