Word for the Day April 5
By: Evang. Cascille Hammack
"Now
that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. 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 you
are My disciples, if you love one another." John 13:14, 34,35
The
Greek word for love in the above scripture is agape. It is a self-giving and sacrificial love that seeks the good of
others. We are to actively seek the welfare of others. Because God loved us and we experience His love, we
are to love and help others, even at a personal cost. If we love one another, God continues to live in us and His
love is made complete in us. 1 John 4:12 says, "No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives
in us and His love is made complete in us." Love for others is genuine Christian love only if it is accompanied
by love for God and obedience to all of His commands. John 3:23 explains, "And this is His command: to believe
in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as He commanded us." Whose feet have you last
washed? When have you honored someone else before yourself? In what way does the world see you are truly Christ's
disciple? In what way does Christ see His love evident in you to the world? If you proclaim to be His
disciple, is His Spirit evident in your life in all you do? 2 Cor. 13:5 says, "Examine yourselves to see whether
you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Chrsit Jesus is in you- unless, of course, you fail
the test."