“Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” John 14:21 (NIV)
We realize that we become children of God by faith – by believing in Jesus Christ as our Savior and accepting the free gift of eternal life that He offers to us. We are saved through faith in what God has done for us and what Jesus did on the cross when He died, was buried in a tomb, and rose again three days later. It is not by anything we do. It is clear however from the words of Jesus in our verse that God pays attention to the things which we do in our Christian lives. Our obedience to His commands is how we demonstrate our love for Jesus. Our promise today is that as we love Christ and express our love through obedience we are loved by God our Father. Jesus then shows His love to us and more than that, He promises to show himself to us. Through love and obedience to Him, He is revealed to us each day. What a promise to count on today and every day.
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