A Bowl of Encouragement by Herb Cotton
God Speaks:
John 13:34-35 King James Version (KJV)
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Listen to God Speak & Obey:
What do you have and who gave it to you? What does Jesus say?
Notice the words of Jesus in the following passage:
John 10:28-30 King James Version (KJV)
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and my Father are one.
Do you have this gift of life from God? If so, what are you doing with the life God has given you?
Our focal passage, John 13:34-35 gives us the answer to the question, “Do You Have the Distinguishing Mark of A Christ Follower?
Notice what Jesus said, and I restate it here:
John 13:35 King James Version (KJV)
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Do we love others in the manner that God loves us? If not, why not obey the commandment of God?
James 1:22 King James Version (KJV)
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
Prayer:
Our Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, help to be demonstrations of people who have been loved by You.
1 Corinthians 16:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 Let all that you do be done with love.
“Lord, help me live from day to day
In such a self-forgetful way
That even when I kneel to pray
My prayer shall be for others.
Refrain:
Yes, others, Lord, yes, others,
Let this my motto be;
Help me to live for others,
Help me to live for others,
That I may live like Thee,
That I may live like Thee.”
Hymn: “Others” by Charles D. Meigs
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