SHOWING THE FULL STRENGTH OF LOVE (John 13: 1- 17)
The greatest core value of Jesus Christ in His ministry is LOVE. If we should weigh (though, lack capacity) the skills of our Saviour, the greatest of His skills is LOVE. His nature and character are epitomized in LOVE. “……having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end” (Jn 13:1). He demonstrated the full extent of His love to His disciples. How much do we love ourselves? How much do we love the Church – the body of Christ? Our example for showing love is Jesus Christ.
Like Jesus Christ, His beginning is from God and His ending is to God (Jn 13:3), we should hold on to this fact we have come from God and are going to God hence we should love ourselves and the body of Christ (Church) to the fullest.
The fulness of Jesus Christ’s love are:
– He creates time to eat together with His people.
– He cares for everyone of the disciples.
– He humbles Himself to wash their feet from all pollutions.
The fulness of Jesus’ love is unending, unconditional and unselfish in serving others.
How can we replicate that kind of love in our Church?
(1) Let us have unconditional love for one another. Love to serve selflessly.
(2) Put other members of the Church ahead of ours.
(3) Develop the confidence and security to take risks for one another in the Church.
(4) Let us organize a feast of love for one another and all members together.
(5) Let us look for the needs of one another and of the Church and take step to meet them.
(6) Evaluate on our love for the mission of the Church with aim of improving them.
(7) Learn to walk peacefully and humbly in the Church
(8) Choose to perform small or great acts anonymously.
(9) Learn to talk to promote good relationship in the Church of God.
(10) Love to make friends and create environment for friendship in the Church.
In conclusion, full strength of love is in making it a Seed. Love is a heavenly sed that produces Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. To be productive, fruitful and useful in the Church, choose to become a seed of love by accepting the full love of Christ into your life. You shall be blessed if you obey Jesus Christ.
JESUS IS LORD