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1 John 3:16

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

I’m sure the people who organised Scripture into verses delighted in the symmetry of John 3:16 and 1 John 3:16!

It was Jesus who showed us what true love looked like. In love, Jesus saw everything He had and then looked at us and knew that He had to do something (v17).

You will hardly find a person that would say that he or she wouldn’t like to be more loving. We are all looking for a true and greater love than the counterfeits so prevalent around us.

But if we don’t know the true example of love, the great command to love one another becomes a shell of its original intent.

So this was the intended flow: He teaches and shows us how much He loves us, and we are transformed to do the same.

How much of Christ’s love do we know and what example can we start living today?

Prayer for this week: Father, your great love has shown me the way. Thank you for transforming me and aligning me with the truth. In my quest to live a life of love, I pray that your favour is awakened in me so that I bring favour into my world.