Show Your Love

“If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth.”
— John 14:15–17, NIV

I am so thankful that Jesus asked the Father to send us the Holy Spirit! In the passage above, Jesus was speaking with His disciples about His upcoming departure and offering them final instructions. He made it clear that the way to show love for Him is by keeping His commands.

Later, after His resurrection, Jesus met with the disciples and asked Peter three times, “Do you love me?” Each time Peter responded, “Yes,” and each time Jesus told him, “Feed my sheep.” It wasn’t enough for Peter to simply say he loved Jesus—he was being called to demonstrate that love through action. We are too. We show our love for God by obeying His commands and caring for others.

The greatest command Jesus gave is to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” He desires wholehearted devotion. The second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” When we obey God’s commands, we are expressing our love for Him.

When I was younger, I would often tell my parents I loved them, only to turn around and do exactly what they told me not to. I’d look for ways to bend the rules because I wanted to do things my own way. In the same way, when we choose to go our own way instead of following God’s commands, we’re showing that we don’t truly love Him.

Jesus commissioned us in Matthew 28:19–20:
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Each of us has been uniquely gifted to help fulfill this mission. Whatever gift our heavenly Father has given us, we are to use it to be a light in the place where He has planted us. Words alone mean little without action.

Key Takeaway
The words “I love you” mean nothing without action.
Obedience to God’s commands says, “I love you.”
Love can be painful, difficult, and demanding—but Jesus Christ gave everything for us.

Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19; Isaiah 55:11

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