Sunday, July 19Love

Love: A Word for Today

John 15:12

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Explanation

Biblical love isn't a feeling we wait to arrive — it's a choice to seek someone else's good, patterned after how Christ has loved us first. Today's verse, John 15:12, puts it simply: "This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you."

Reflection

How does this passage define love differently than our culture does?

Life Application

Do one concrete act of love today for someone who is hard to love.

Prayer

Father, You loved me first and loved me fully. Teach me to love others — even the difficult ones — the way You've loved me.