Love beyond feelings - love in action
“As the Father has loved me, so have I
loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in
my love, just as I have obeyed my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I
have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be
complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love
has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
— John 15:9-13
Our one real chance at loving others is if we fully receive the
love of God for us and let it change our entire perspective on our
relationships with others. But this won’t happen by a casual remembrance of the
love of Jesus. When Jesus said, “Remain in my love,” he meant we are to dwell
there. We are to be conscious every hour of the day that the bedrock truth of
our lives—the core of our identity—is we are loved by Jesus the Christ. Keeping
our focus on the cross is the way to remain in his love.
Ponder This: What do you have to say to
Jesus who laid down his life for you?
M.L
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