Habitat for Humanity devotions... Part 2

hmmm.. I can't actually remember all that clearly what I said. But I know I wanted to include a short Bible verse here, and to make it clear that Christians do what they do because of Jesus's example..

Part 2

So yesterday we touched on one reason why Habitat does what it does: because it is based on the Bible's teaching that all people are created in the image of God. But on the Habitat website, a more important reason is given: Habitat's ministry is based on the conviction that to follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, we must love and care for one another.

Now that's all wishy-washy - What does it mean to love one another? Fortunately, the Bible gives us an answer. In 1 John 3:16, it is written

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

Now, I've heard before that Christians tend to separate spiritual religion with material reality, and that they don't care about helping others and being involved in social action. But here we see that our beliefs should change the way we act. We are urged to be involved and serve others.

On the other hand, it's also clear here why Habitat calls itself a Christian organization, and not just a 'social change' or 'humanitarian' organization. It's because Habitat's actions have been motivated by Jesus' death on the cross and what He's already done by serving us.