22 October 2012
John
14:15 If you
love me, you will keep my commandments.
Jesus says: ‘if you
love me, you would keep my commands’ so when we say we love Jesus we
imply that we keep His commands. His first command is that we love His Father, just
as He loves the Father, we do this by being in and
complying with the will of the Father. So what pleases the Father,
pleases Jesus, and Jesus came to fulfil the will of the Father. The second
commandment is to love one another as Jesus loves us,
there is no greater love than one who lays down their lives for a friend. So saying
we love Jesus without keeping His commands is hypocritical, because you cannot
say you love Him and then disregard what He has asked us to do.
To say you love someone is
one thing, but to say it and then show it is another. So if you say you love
me, show me, by laying down what is important to you, and making what is
important to me as important to you. So I love my wife and I show her how I
love her by doing what pleases her, and loving those that she loves. When I say
I love Jesus I must also show Him by doing what pleases Him and loving those
that He loves. Jesus is a Friend to sinners so I must be a friend to sinners.
Be encouraged today to show
Jesus you love Him.
David
Point to ponder: Keep My commandments.
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