Love, Mission, Joy
“9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.”
In verse 9 of the passage, Jesus desires for us to remain in His love. It is not that we chose to abide in Jesus and then He decided to love us. Rather, Jesus loves us first, and because of that love, we dwell in it. His love is a love that reflects God’s own nature.
Because He first loved us, we respond by keeping His commandments. Our obedience is an expression of our response to His love. If we truly experience and understand this love, it will move and transform us. This love does not remain as mere emotion but leads us to live a life that fulfills God's will.
God loves us and has given us His love, which is fully revealed through Jesus Christ. When we abide in His love and share that love by loving one another, our joy is made complete. When the joy of Jesus is within us, it fills our lives, empowering us to carry out our mission with joy.
As we dwell in His love, share His love, and keep His commandments, we are given overflowing joy. Love, mission, and joy are interconnected. Our mission is not just a duty; it is a privilege we can carry out with joy in the love of God.
Through this message, I earnestly hope that you and I will abide in God's love, allow it to transform our lives, and fulfill our mission with joy.
Prayer: Lord, the reason our hearts are filled with joy is that You are with us. Despite our weaknesses and failures, we praise You for loving and comforting us. Help us to follow Your example of love and let that love be manifested in our mission, service, work, and acts of care. May we live today with joy in Your love and mission, praising and rejoicing in You. Amen.
(Note: This summary was created based on an AI draft.)
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