How to Love Like Jesus Loved

"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 the pain. No effort could make me the man I wasn't. That night became a turning point- not because I became loving, but because I bowed before the One who could make me loving. That confession opened a door. It began a lifelong process of growing deeper into the Lord, learning how He loved me, and how His love could be expressed through me. And slowly, gently, He began to change what I could not change in myself. I'm still learning. I still fail. But Jesus has shown me that the command to "love one another as I have loved you" isn't a burden- it's an invitation to understand His love, to receive it, and to let it reshape the way I love others. You may not know this about Jesus- but every act of His love became the pattern of the love He commands. The love that knelt to wash feet (John 13:1-17). The love that forgave after the rooster crowed (John 21:15-19). The love that carried weakness without condemnation (Matt. 26:41). The love that prayed for faith not to fail (Luke 22:32). The love that laid down His life for His friends (John 15:13). And the apostles echoed that same love: "Serve one another" (Gal. 5:13). "Forgive one another" (Eph. 4:32). "Bear with one another" (Eph. 4:2). "Pray for the saints" (Eph. 6:18). "Walk in love" (Eph. 5:2). To understand that command, we must understand His love. To live that command, we must allow Jesus to love through us. REFLECTION QUESTION Where do I need to understand His love more deeply? WHAT THIS MEANS TO ME My love runs out. His never does. PRAYER Father, teach me how Jesus loved me. Shape my heart to let His love carry me when my love runs out. Let His love be expressed through me. Amen.