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 15 – John 15:9-12
Categories: Don’s Daily Devotions
Read John 15:9-12:
V9 : How amazing that the perfect eternal love between God the Father and the Son is mirrored in the Lord’s love for His people And remember in His “new commandment” ( ch13 v34 ) we are to love each other as He has loved us. To “abide in His love” is to live in the assurance of Romans 8:38-39.
V10 :Obedience to our Lord is the evidence that we are abiding in His love. His total obedience to His Father’s will, even to the cross, is the evidence that He Himself abides in God’s love. Their eternally abiding love is also true of their love for believers. (Jeremiah 31:3.)
V11: Jesus wants His joy to fill His people’s hearts. His Word is the source of that joy, which does not depend on outward circumstances but on knowing Him and His redeeming love, and that all things are in God’s sovereign hand.
V12 : Again, He repeats that “new commandment “. How vital He regards it for His people and their lives and witness in this world – again He reminds them that it is to reflect His love for them – for us! Do we show this love for our brothers and sisters in Christ as we should?