How often we talk about The Great Commission – Jesus’s final words and instructions to the church, as recorded in Matthew 28:16-20.
Alas, I discovered another Great Commission, which we rarely talk about. Again, another of Jesus’s last words to his disciples. This time, not about what we should do to the world, but what we should do to ourselves, to our fellow believers and disciples.
My discovery, by the inspiration of the HolySpirit is found in the book of John.
John 13:34-35 NLT:
[34] So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.
[35] Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.
Jesus instructed us to love one another. That was His commandment to us, in His final moments. This instruction, or better yet – commission is so important because, it’s actually how we will prove to the world that we are His disciples.
My question to you is this, are you obeying and observing these words of Jesus? Are you loving one another? Are you loving other members of the body of Christ, both within your local assembly and outside your local assembly?
May the Lord, help us to love in deed and in truth, that we may show to the world, that we are indeed His disciples. Our guiding principle, is to love.
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