His Command Is That You Walk In Love

The elder,

To the lady chosen by God and to her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I only, but also all who know the truth— because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Father’s Son, will be with us in truth and love.

It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.

2 John 1:1-6

Loving our neighbors has been an important part of the Christian life “from the beginning.”

Love is one of John’s favorite topics throughout his letters. He says that practicing real love is one way to know that we “belong to the truth.”

Paying attention to those we love each night helps us to be more aware each day, more tuned in to what the Spirit might be showing us as we walk through our lives. With the Spirit’s help, we’re learning to walk in love.

How can I show love today?

Our Daily Bread – June 29, 2018