I saw this brilliant post by NewSpring Church on Facebook today and loved it so much I had to share!
Jesus made it clear in John 13:34-35 how the world would know we are His disciples.
Notice that He did NOT say:
They will know you are my disciples…
By the way you forward really stupid, ridiculous emails (or Facebook posts) to one another…and if you refuse to forward them to everyone you have in your contact list, then you don’t love me.
By the way you yell at people who don’t know me for living as if they don’t know me.
By your T-shirts and bumper stickers!
By the music you listen to!
By the political party you support.
By the denomination you belong to.
By the way you protest.
By the products and companies you boycott.
By the way you look down on those whom you perceive aren’t as good as you.
By the way you take from one another!
Nope! John 13:34-35 is clear. Jesus didn’t mix His Words. We are called to live this out.
John 13:34-35 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Love is the key. It is the greatest command. It is the highest form of wisdom there is.
Father, I pray: Let the world know us by our love.
Jesus made it clear in John 13:34-35 how the world would know we are His disciples.
Notice that He did NOT say:
They will know you are my disciples…
By the way you forward really stupid, ridiculous emails (or Facebook posts) to one another…and if you refuse to forward them to everyone you have in your contact list, then you don’t love me.
By the way you yell at people who don’t know me for living as if they don’t know me.
By your T-shirts and bumper stickers!
By the music you listen to!
By the political party you support.
By the denomination you belong to.
By the way you protest.
By the products and companies you boycott.
By the way you look down on those whom you perceive aren’t as good as you.
By the way you take from one another!
Nope! John 13:34-35 is clear. Jesus didn’t mix His Words. We are called to live this out.
John 13:34-35 says, “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
Love is the key. It is the greatest command. It is the highest form of wisdom there is.
Father, I pray: Let the world know us by our love.
