God's Glory Church

Have you ever asked yourself, “How did Jesus live?” “What does obedience to Him look like?” “How does Jesus want us to live?”

These are great questions that help us understand what God expects of those who love Him.

In 1 John 2:4-6 it is said: “Whoever says that he knows Him, but does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. And whoever keeps His word, God’s love is truly perfect in him. From this we know that we are in Him. Whoever says that he abides in Him must live as He lived.”

When Jesus was with His disciples, He said to them: “This is my commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12).

When His followers loved one another, it was a sign of their obedience to Jesus—and the same applies to us. John, in his letter to a group of Christians, tells us that God’s commandment is that “we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he commanded us” (1 John 3:23).

Our love for the members of the worldwide Church is a sign of obedience and a sign that God lives in us. By doing this, we know that God dwells in us. To walk as Jesus walked means to love the members of the Church with mercy, faithfulness and humility. It is by this love that the world will know that we are His disciples (John 13:35).

Living like Jesus doesn’t mean ticking off a list of things we should or shouldn’t do. It means living a life that is so rooted in God’s love that we seek to obey all of His commandments.

To live like Jesus means to sacrificially love the people whom God created and for whom he sent his Son to die, starting with those who call Jesus their Savior.

Much of the New Testament is devoted to encouraging believers to live with one another. So this week, take time to read the letters of the apostle John in the New Testament and look for ways you can live out Jesus’ commandment to love one another.