Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Measure of Love

Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me. (Jn 14:21)

By this measure my love for Jesus is a poor, half-hearted thing. John makes the connection between love and obedience so clear, and yet we tend to overlook it. But isn’t it wonderful that our salvation does not depend on obedience? We are not obeying to save our souls. We obey solely as an expression of our love for God. Lord, increase my love for you!

No comments:

Post a Comment