Beth...Listening to Him: By This

Monday, March 7, 2011

By This

"By this shall all know that ye are disciples of mine, if ye have love amongst yourselves."-John 13:35, Darby Bible Translation

Love. That is how Jesus said that ALL men would know we were following him. Love amongst ourselves. That means love in the Body of Christ, Love amongst other BELIEVERS.

What is "Love?" Well, the Bible says God is love (1 John 4:16.) But what does Love look like? In 1 Corinthians 13, we find a clear definition of what Love should look like. This is what the God's Word Translation says,

Love is patient. Love is kind. Love isn't jealous. It doesn't sing its own praises. It isn't arrogant. It isn't rude. It doesn't think about itself. It isn't irritable. It doesn't keep track of wrongs. It isn't happy when injustice is done, but it is happy with the truth. Love never stops being patient, never stops believing, never stops hoping, never gives up.

Today I want us to think about this defintion of Love in light of our own relationships. Is this what your relationship looks like with your spouse, your children, your parents, your friends, and in light of John 13:35, members of your church or other believers you are friends with?

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Luke 10:38-42

Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

Healing Scriptures

1. I am the Lord that healeth thee. (Exodus 15:26)
2. Your days shall be one hundred and twenty years. (Genesis 6:3)
3. You shall be buried in a good old age. (Genesis 15:15)
4. You shall come to your grave in a full age like as a shock of corn cometh in his season. (Job 5:26)
5. When I see the blood, I will pass over you and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you. (Exodus 12:13)
6. I will take sickness away from the midst of you and the number of your days I will fulfill. (Exodus 23:25-26)
7. But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. (Isaiah 53:5)