The Gospel of John 15:12-14 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” (John 15:12-14 KJV).

"Love one another, as I have loved you!" This is such a profound and eye opening command that the Lord Jesus Christ plainly gave as part of His parting words to the eleven apostles. This encapsulates the gospel of grace and truth that He came for to draw us to His love. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16 KJV). It is a love that is willing to lay down one's life for the sake of others, which in this last moment with the disciples He was about to bear.

These verses bring forth a powerful message about the importance of love and obedience in the life of one who's born again by faith. Jesus is calling us to a kind of love that is sacrificial, unconditional, and willing to die so others can live. This kind of love is reflected on the Lord's own love for his followers, which He will demonstrate on the cross. That's exactly the love we are to manifest as we consent to be loved by Him. By totally resting in His grace, we become conscious of His love. Like Apostle John, we can boast of being "the disciple that Jesus loved." (John 13:23). By consenting Him to love us, totally dependent in His grace, He calls us friend.

In Christ Jesus, we are seeds of Abraham and heirs to the promise (Galatians 3:29). We are declared righteous (Romans 5:1), “and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God.” (James 2:23 ESV).

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.

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