Love for One Another

John 13:34-35 - "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Wanted to put a great scripture on my facebook status page this morning and the one above was on the forefront of my mind. These are the words of Jesus! Notice this is a commandment not a suggestion. We are commanded to love one another as HE loved us. He then goes on to tell us that by this Love ALL men will KNOW that we are His disciples "if.....we have love for one another."

How did Jesus love us? Well, go back to the Word of God, walk with Jesus through the pages of the New Testament. He loved without an agenda or a wrong motive. He loved unconditionally. He loved without partiality. He loved those hard to love. He loved those easy to love. He loved those closest to Him but also loved those who were not in His intimate circle. He didn't love out of a sense of "what will I get" or "what will they do for me. His love was pure, undefiled, impartial and Holy. His love was selfless, sacrificial, saving, sanctifying, supernatural and secure.

So, can others look at our lives and tell we are His disciples because of the love we have for one another?

Renee