Monday, November 5, 2012

John 14:23-27


And what did Jesus say? Love God above all, and love your neighbor as yourself, and you will fulfill all of the commandments. 

We must put God above any thing, any person or any personal goals and we must treat people, all people, with dignity and respect... wanting for them the very things that we want for ourselves and our families. Only in Christ will we have the peace of God that He gives to those who trust in Him.

Many of Jesus’ contemporaries believed in Jesus’ miraculous powers, but they would not believe in Jesus Himself (6:23–26). Others wanted to believe in a political Messiah, but would not believe in the One who suffered for their sins (Mark 15:32). But we must be careful to believe and trust in the Jesus presented in the Scriptures, in the Son of God who sacrificed His life for our sins 

If a believer loves and obeys the Lord, he or she will experience fellowship with God. If a person does not love Jesus, he or she will not obey Him. Disobedience is a serious matter, for Jesus’ words are the words of God. The peace that Christ gives banishes fear and dread from the heart, for Jesus is in control of all circumstances.

John 14:23-27

23 Jesus answered and said to him,  “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. 24 He who does not love Me does not keep My words; and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father’s who sent Me. 
25  “These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.


No comments:

Post a Comment