Energize My Love!
"Simon, son of Jonah,
do you love Me?"
John 21: 16
Tony Evans wrote, “Our fundamental problem as Christians
is not really
obedience. Our problem is keeping our love for
Christ fervent, for love makes obedience a
delight. A decline
in obedience is the outgrowth of a decline in love.”
Before He returned to heaven, Jesus asked Peter three times if
he loved Him. This is because Peter had denied Jesus three times.
But the question wasn’t to reassure Jesus. Jesus already knew the
exact temperature of Peter’s love. He wanted to provide opportunity
for Peter to reaffirm and express his love.
Jesus also wanted Peter to realize that genuine love
would propel him into his future ministry of feeding
Jesus’ sheep and tending Jesus’ flock.
We reaffirm love for Jesus by telling Him we love Him,
and by doing what He says. Furthermore, our love for
Jesus will spill over into our human
relationships.
We love others because we love Him.
Love is the energy of life. It motivates us
in our service and in our servanthood.
"When you are first a lover, God’s love will effortlessly
energize your believing, and your believing will open
to you the abundance in God’s healing Word."
Larry M. Jaynes
