04/01/2026
hello and goodday wonderful people of God.
In keeping with this week of the Passover/Easter, I wanna share from the Word of God on the Love of God.
John 15:13 states, "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." Spoken by Jesus during his final discourse, this verse defines the highest form of love as self-sacrificial, directly foreshadowing his own death for humanity. It calls for selfless, unconditional love in action.
It defines the ultimate, sacrificial agape love—a selfless commitment prioritizing others' well-being over oneself. Jesus calls his followers "friends" rather than servants, implying a close relationship based on obedience to his commands to love one another. In the prior verse, Jesus gave a command which is repeated several times in this conversation: to love each other (John 13:34; 15:12, 17). In this same discourse, Jesus identified obedience to His commands as a sign of true belief (John 14:15).
Jesus' comments about following His commands, loving others, being humble, and so forth mean that "laying down one's life" is an attitude, as well as an action. When Jesus washed the feet of the disciples, He did something profoundly humble (John 13:3–5). Christian love is not meant to be "saved up" and exhibited only in grand gestures. Truly loving others, by "laying down" one's life, means "abiding" in the love of Christ (John 15:8–11), in a consistent, moment-by-moment approach.
let us seek to love without measure, which is the true reflection of real love. Have a blessed day
Pastor Kenny