HOW

"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."

John 13:34,35
King James Version

How will people know we love Jesus and we are His disciples? Jesus said that they will know if we love one another. I believe the reason there are so many people who are suicidal is because they don't know that Jesus loves them. We can tell them Jesus loves them but if our actions don't back up what we are saying, they are not going to believe us.

May God help us to love one another unconditionally as Jesus has commanded us to love. Is it easy to love someone when they say things that hurt us and do things that hurt us? No, it is not easy but when Jesus was hanging on the cross with the blood flowing down His body He siad "Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots" (Luke 23:34).

If God can forgive us for what we did to Jesus, how dare you and I refuse to forgive the ones who hurt us? If you are reading this devotion, know that Jesus loves you. Let's stop criticizing and judging one another and start loving each other unconditionally as Jesus has commanded us to love one another.

Joanne Lowe
August 14, 2020