HOW MUCH DO WE LOVE OTHERS

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

John 15:12,13 KJV

How much do we love others and how much are we willing to do for others?  Jesus loves us so much He willingly walked that long lonely road to Calvary and allowed them to crucify Him on the cross.  He endured agony and pain that you and I will never know.  He was willing to die for us but He didn’t have to die.

Are we willing to lay down our life for our friends or do we insist on having our own way all the time?  When we go out to eat, do we allow our friends to choose where we go to eat or do we always say where we want to go?  It may seem like a little thing to do but it can show our friends we care about them.

How much do we love Jesus?  How much are we willing to do for Him?  The greatest thing we can do for Him is serve Him and tell others how much He loves them.  If we want to serve Jesus, we will have to shut off the television, get out of our comfort zone and go tell others how much He loves them.

I believe if we have time to watch television, we have time to serve Jesus.  A husband and wife actually got so angry about who would control the remote control for the television, they almost got a divorce.  How that must have hurt Jesus and broke His heart that they cared more about the remote than Him.

Heavenly Father, please put a desire deep in our heart to serve Your beloved Son.  I love You, dear Father, and I appreciate all You have done for me and all You do for me every day.  In Jesus’ Name, I pray.  Amen. 

Joanne Lowe

February 25, 2016