Before I write anything, for the sake of our church members who might be following along … no I did not do my John Challenge on Sunday. But no guilt! But what a chapter this was!
What God spoke to me about
What do I pick? If I were to pick one of the two things that stand out in a BIG WAY (that of persecution and … this topic, that of love), Jesus’ command to love each other shines a beam like a lighthouse (v. 17). I wonder why now this is a recurring theme?! Christians have the Holy Spirit. Why does Jesus command us to love each other? Is it so unnatural? But after saying that, I do find myself greatly struggling with this.
Change
This has to be a God thing … I can’t generate “love”. God has to do it. I find this is where the proverbial rubber meets the road. But here is a great example that I find when my prayer life lags, things irritate me much easier. God help me to “love each other”!