27/05/2026
Wednesday devotion
27 MARCH 2026
“If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father“s commandments, and abide in his love.” (John 15:10 KJV)
What is the mark of our love for Christ? How is it that we know that we are loved by Him?
All that love the Saviour should continue in their love to him, and take all occasions to show it. They are to show their love to him by keeping his commandments. If the same power that first shed abroad the love of Christ's in our hearts, did not keep us in that love, we should not long abide in it. Christ's love to us should direct us to love each other. Previously in a chapter 13, Jesus gave them a new commandment, that they (and we) love another as He loves them (us). This is a selfless sacrificial love that was displayed in Jesus dying for our sin (Rom 5:8). If we love God we will live a similar life, freely giving ourselves that His will is done. The idea of abiding in His love is not so we can keep it, but that we have the benefit and the power of it.
Prayer
Lord thank you for your great love and for your commandments. Empower us to demonstrate that we are in your love and your love is in us by keeping your Word and loving those around us as you love us. Amen