Love

John 13:34-35 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, you must love one another."

Loving others is not a human task. It is only through Jesus that this becomes attainable. Especially, if we are going to do it as he did. Jesus loved us in that while we were still sinners, he died for us. He loved us through our mess and in our brokenness. He laid down his life. That is the type of love we are called to have for one another. And, you better be sure that if we had that type of love for each other, it would be noticeable. So how do we do this? We must first lay down our own life for the love of the cross.  We must be crucified with Christ so that we can live with Him in resurrection. When we recognize our eternal need for the Savior and accept the love of Jesus on the cross, we are better able to love others. We see our own brokenness in others and we are able to love them through it, because we know that from which we have been saved. Love becomes humble and genuine in, around, and through us through the work of the Holy Spirit.