"A new command I give you; Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."

John 13:34-35

That's a tall order Jesus gave His disciples. "Love one another as I have loved you." How did Jesus love us? He paid the price for our sins on the cross. 

How do we recognize love? Love gives. Father God loved the world and gave His Son. Jesus loved and gave His life. The world knows we belong to Christ by our love for one another.

How do we show love? Does this mean we are to give our lives as well? Jesus said in John 14:15 "If you love Me, you will obey what I command." The one command all the former commandments hinge on is LOVE. We show our love for God by giving Him our all. We show our love for others by giving of ourselves, by serving others.

When we see someone in need, we help them out with what we have. If they are sick, we pray for their healing and perhaps provide a meal or two while they are recuperating. We help clean their house if they don't have the strength. If possible we might help with yard work. We give of ourselves to others.

LOVE is what separates us from the world. What are we doing to share God's love? I challenge you to be creative. Let your light shine to a lost and dying world by showing His amazing love to those you meet.