DAY 212:

“The Evidence of Following Jesus – To LOVE Each Other!!

‘By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another,’ (John 13:35).

It is time to inspect if we are walking in love or in knowledge with our brothers and sisters. Unfortunately for many, it is easier and more acceptable to love conditionally, based on performances, actions, deeds, knowledge, and disappointments suffered at the hands of another. Isn’t that sad?

Jesus could have taken the err of our ways, the wickedness of our hearts, and our human failures and said, “I have the ability to let them die because of what I know about them..” but He did NOT!! His love is not built on our natural goodness or perfect behavior, it is built on and in His Father’s supernatural – eternal – flawless – and unfailing – love, kindness, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, and grace!!

Choose today to stop the flow of conditional love and forgiveness to those who hurt your feelings and disappoint you.. Think about the countless times you have immaturely dismissed people that God put in your path to love and accept??!!

‘A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh,’ (Ezekiel 36:26).

Friends, the Lord is giving you opportunities each day to express His amazing and flawless love??!! Will you put down the stone in your hand and let Him turn your heart to flesh?? It is time to be identified as TRUE disciples of Jesus Christ and genuinely LOVE each other..!”

~David E. Taylor~