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“If you love me, you will obey what I command.”
Jesus has spoken
words of comfort to his disciples. He then tells them He is “the way, the
truth, and the life.” (John 14:6) In the verse preceding our focus verse Jesus
shares with them something that might have astounded them. “You may ask me for
anything in my name and I will do it.”(:14)
Next, He tells
them, “If you love me, you will obey what I command.” (:15) They might have
felt helpless when they heard this. I get a mental picture of each of them
having a blank stare as they looked at their Master. Can you hear each of them
as they mutter, “What does He mean? I love Him. I’m an adult. I haven’t had to
obey anyone since I was a child.”
The
Lord Jesus then continues by promising to send another Counselor to be with
them forever. This Counselor will help them as they continue through life.
In
our 21st Century, we see times when people choose to go their own
way rather than obey their superiors—parents, supervisors, the laws of the
land, or the authorities. We have to understand that in each of the areas of
our lives, we have standards that we have to meet, aka rules we have to follow.
We choose to follow them because we have regard for those who set the codes.
As
Christian believers, we learn to love Jesus because He shed his blood and died
for you and me. We love Him more each day because we learn more of the degree
of His love for us, His children.
When
you read this, we will be two, at most, days away from Ash Wednesday, a very
important day of the church year. I pray that each of His children can show Him
that we love Him during the season of preparation for His Resurrection.
Wishing you a very peaceful Easter season (and I hope your son's move is/was a successful one :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mark. May your relocation be without glitches and your adjustment be seamless. Blessings to you and yours.
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