LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS JESUS LOVES US

“When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers?  hath no man condemned thee?  She said, No man, Lord.  And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.  Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”

John 8:10-12 KJV

None of us are perfect.  There are times when all of us disappoint and hurt Jesus but if we will listen with our heart, we will hear Jesus saying to us, “Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more”.  Do you realize that not only is it a privilege to be loved by Jesus but also to have Him forgive us when we hurt Him?

Someone said “I have never said or done anything wrong in my life”.  That is not true.  We read in the Bible “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” (Romans 3:10).  There was only one perfect person who ever lived or ever will live and His Name is Jesus.  Our Saviour never did anything wrong.

Instead of judging people, we need to examine our own heart and be sure it is in right standing with God.  As a pastor said in a sermon, “If you will keep your own heart in right standing with God, you won’t have the time to judge and condemn others”.  It is a full time job to keep my own heart right with God.

Do we love one another as Jesus loves us?  If not, we are hurting Him and breaking His heart.  What about Jesus?  How much do we love Him and what are we doing to prove to Him how much we love Him?  Jesus gave His life for us.  Are we willing to shut off the television and serve Jesus?

Joanne Lowe

September 7, 2015