Now, this doesn’t mean that Jesus is going to stop loving us if we fail to follow his commandments. Jesus goes on to say, “ Remain in my love.” And how do we remain in his love? He says by obeying his commandments. Jesus loves you and me just as the Father loves him. He loves us just like the Father loves him. In this passage of scripture, Jesus starts by telling us how much he loves us. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love…” “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. We’re Asked to Obey to Remain in God’s Love Why? Because we’ve forgotten the greatest commandment of all – love one another. We’re not seeing revival and new converts in our churches. Many churches are dying and being forced to close their doors. Young people who have been raised in the church are leaving because they’re no longer finding love in the church. The world is starving for love, longing for love, but they’re not finding the love they’re searching for in the church. And the sad part is that the church has the secret to winning the world, but we’ve let it slide through our fingers. Never has there been a time when so many people talk about love, yet so few really understand it and show it.Įven in the church, we’ve lost our way when it comes to showing the love of Christ, both to the world and to our brothers and sisters in Christ. Today that word is bandied about without a thought. Unfortunately, the world has a very shallow meaning of love. The world really does need more love – more of God’s love. That song was written years ago, and there’s a lot of truth there. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of…” Maybe you’ve heard that song, it goes like this: “ What the world needs now is love, sweet love. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you.” John 15:9-12 NLT I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
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