Jun
29
Love God; Love others.
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Jesus told us that the most important commandment is, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” He said that the second greatest is, “‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:29-31, esv).
Jesus showed us what it looks like to “love your neighbor” (John 13:1-17). It is interesting to note that when Jesus washed the feet of the disciples He knew who was there: John (a faithful friend), Peter (who denied knowing Christ, but later repented and returned), and Judas (who betrayed Christ, and never returned). People we meet may be the faithful friend, may be one who cuts and runs but later comes back, or may be one who cuts us off completely and never returns. With each of these, God calls us to show His love. After He completed the task of washing the disciples’ feet, Jesus said, “I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you” (v. 15).
He also said, “If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them” (v.17).
God’s love: From the Cross, to YOU, through YOU to others.
To give us hope, we are reminded that we do not serve God in our own strength. “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God” (Mark 10:27).
