Key Scripture:
John 15:12. “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.

Key Idea:
This is the one thing He asks above all others. “Hereby shall all men know that ye are my disciples…love one another.” As the special sort of vine is known by the fruit it bears, the nature of the heavenly Vine is to be judged of by the love His disciples have to one another.
– Murray

Pray for revelation:
Dear Lord Jesus, Thou art all love; the life Thou gavest us is love; Thy new commandment, and Thy badge of discipleship is, “Love one another.” I accept the charge: with the love with which Thou lovest me, and I love Thee, I will love my brethren.
– Murray

Key words:
Love

With all the complicated society of today, with all the rules to followhow can anybody manage to get it all straight? The Bible is filled with all kinds of commandments, especially the Old Testament. All those “Thou Shalt’s” and “Thou Shalt Not’s”. Even if you break a commandment and sin unknowingly, it is still a sin.

Adam sure had it easy. All he had was just one command. “Don’t eat from the tree.” Just one thing to do. Obey God.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have no worries and only one commandment to keep?

Guess what! that is what this verse is. Only one command. Even if you were to throw all the rest out, This one command covers it all. How easy is that?

Our one command is to love. If we really love our fellow Christians, because that’s the place to start, can you really covet what he has? If you really love your neighbor, can you really steal from him? If you really love your parents, can you really disobey them?

It doesn’t matter if your parents are right, or your neighbor is greedy and has too much any way, it doesn’t matter that your fellow Christian has been granted a thing that you haven’t. Love them. Try to see it from their side. What if the thing you feel justified in doing were being done to you.

Hey, this love stuff can be kind of hard. It is the one and only command here. Draw on your abiding relationship with the true vine. Love as Jesus loves.

A place to start is to love those who are close to you. How can you show love to each other? How can you show love to others outside those close friends and family. Be aware, and be sensitive to the needs of others.

Tags: Love

Categories: Discipleship