Words of Jesus (1)

Read John 13:34-35

Over the next few weeks we're going to look at some of the words of Jesus from the gospel of John. His words are powerful and transformational. This week we're looking at this new command He gives His disciples in John 13.

This new command challenges us on several levels. First it's a challenge to love brothers and sisters in Christ. Second it's a challenge that when we do, this world will know by the way we love one another that we are disciples of Jesus. Now that's quite a challenge with an incredible outreach into this world. When we love one another, more than anything else we say or do, our world can't deny how we care for the family of believers.

I was struck recently by how Paul writes in Galatians 6:10 that we are to do good to all people and then he says especially to those who belong to the family of believers. It's so important that we take Jesus words - to Love God with all our heart, soul, strength and mind and follow that with loving the family of God so that this world will know how Jesus loves us by how we love each other.

Followers of Christ listen to the words of Christ and with the power of the Holy Spirit demonstrate His love one relationship at a time. Love the family of God just as the Father of our family loves us.