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Post 181
How to Obey the Impossible Command "This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12 Jesus does not hide the standard. He does not soften the command. He does not lower the bar to match our ability. He raises it to match His love. "Th…
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"Love one another; as I have loved you." John 13:34 Years ago I fell on my knees beside my bed and begged God to save me from myself. I could not love people. I had wounded the ones closest to me. No apology could undo the damage. No promise could erase t…
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Post 183
"As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love." John 15:9 Remain. The same word Jesus used for the Vine. The same command. The same relationship. To remain means to stay, to dwell, to continue, to make your home in the love that already ho…
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"If you keep My commands, you will remain in My love?" Everyone wants a life that can stand in the storm. Jesus tells us that the life that stands is the life that remains in His love. And the way we remain in His love is by keeping His commands. But we canno…
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"Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Matthew 18:21 That's a question most of us have asked God. How many times do I forgive someone who keeps wounding me? How long do I keep trying? Where is the line? When is enough enough? …
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"If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you." John 15:7 Jesus doesn't begin with prayer. He begins with remaining. Because the kind of prayer God answers does not start with what I want. It starts with where I live. If I r…
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"By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples." John 15:8 You may not know this about Jesus- when He speaks of the Father being glorified, He is not talking about applause, admiration, or religious achievement. To glorify the Father …
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"These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and your joy may be full." - John 15:11 You may not know this about Jesus, but He gives only one practice that tells us how to remain in Him, remain in His love, and receive His joy. He does NOT say prayer. or wor…
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"You are My friends if you do what I command you." John 15:14 Most people assume everyone who believes in Jesus is automatically His friend. But Jesus uses a word that means far more than casual closeness. You may not know this about Jesus- He used two different words for "fri…
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"I have called you friends, for I made known to you everything from My Father." (John 15:15) You may not know this about Jesus: He calls us friends because He reveals the Father to us. And He reveals the Father through His words. His words are the doorway into …
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