“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (NASB)
STRONGS HEBREW/GREEK ORIGINS
“By this all men will know (ginosko: perceive, understand, get a knowledge of) that you are My disciples (mathetes: a learner, pupil), if you have love (agape: charity, dear, brotherly love, affection, good will) for one another.” (NASB)
SUMMARY
By this all men will see and know that you are Mine, if you have great love and affection for one another.
MEDITATION
One could flip this around to say that, “if you don’t have agape love for one another, no one will know that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ.” It is imperative that our defining characteristic is that we love the LORD with all that is within us and love others with unconditional love. We can disagree, we can go down different paths, but love must remain. Today, go deeper than just seeking harmony with others, seek to love them with the same great, unconditional love that you have been given by God Himself.
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- Joel Spencer
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- ** Search for "Path To Zion Podcast" on YouTube or go to pathtozion.com, Joel's primary source of publishing these days. ** I'm pretty much your average 50 year old guy that lives in the beautiful mountains of Southwestern Virginia. I love being a daddy and a husband. I live to be continually conformed into the image of Christ and believe that I exist to bring Heaven down to the earth. I love to challenge what you believe - not so that I can prove that either of us are right or wrong, but to get you to know why you believe what you do. I'm not into conferences, glory meetings or hyped up Christianity. Nor am I stagnant and zombie-fied in ignorance and spiritual depravity while snoring in a church pew. Are these our only two options? Who will mature in Christ and seek to be conformed to His image above all else? I used to write.... ALOT. I started two books that have been temporarily "shelved" until some spare time returns. I long for Christ's sleeping church to awaken and share this whenever I can. I believe and personally know that God speaks to people today. Will you heed His voice? Feel free to email me at: pathtozionpodcast[@]gmail.com .
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1 comment:
This reminds me to love as I am loved [by God]. That's a whole lot of pure love. Thanks for this one, good reminder to "be" His love on the earth.
Kay
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