Join us as we read the scriptures and a daily devotion written by Don Crisp. We pray these messages will bless us all at this time.
Day 11 – John 14:21-24
Categories: Don’s Daily Devotions
Read John 14:21-24
V21: Again, love for the Lord and obedience to His commands are linked – as they must be. Wonderfully, those who love Him are loved by His Father, and will know the abiding presence of Jesus Himself.
V22: We know little about the ‘other’ Judas (or Jude), but he is one of the 12, a true disciple. Yet like the rest, He doesn’t yet understand. This will be corrected by the Spirit’s ministry after Pentecost.
V23: The same precious truths are repeated – how often we need to hear the truth again. Obedience to the Lord we love is vital to our realisation of His, and the Father’s, love for us and abiding presence with us. When we are not walking in obedience, we lose the felt sense of this.
V24: Again, to fail to obey calls our love for Him into question. In practice, it takes away our peace and joy in the Lord as we do not honour His Words, which are first the Father’s, but it may even cast doubt on the reality of our faith and love for Him. May we be walking in obedience and love, by the grace of God.