I wanted to write a post about God's great love, but I was amazed at what I saw as I opened the Bible to the book of John and read Jesus' words:
"If you love me, you will obey what I command." (John 14:15)
"Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me." (John 14:21)
"Jesus replied,'If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching..." (John 14:23)
"If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love." (John 15:10)
"You are my friends if you do what I command." (John 15:14)
"This is my command: Love each other." (John 15:17)
So, do you see the pattern? Loving comes through obedience. It is a realization that His commands lead us to relationship with Him---a love relationship.
Could it be that Obedience is the action of Love?
1 comment:
Thank you for posting this! We're getting ready to begin formal character quality studies, and I'm looking forward to sharing this with my family!
It was good to see you today, if only for a few seconds! Happy Valentines Day!
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