Loving Jesus
How can you know if you love Jesus? Of course you, along with most everyone else, have good feelings about Him. You are thankful that Jesus came to earth, helped people, taught great truth, healed the sick, and fed the hungry. You are even thankful that Jesus died on the cross, and you believe He rose again. You might even be the type of person who gets emotional while singing worship songs. Does any of that mean that you love Jesus?
After Peter’s denial, Jesus arranged a special time of restoration for Peter. During the unofficial restoration ceremony, Jesus tied Peter’s love for Him to a simple action: feed my sheep. In other words, loving Jesus is not about feeling good about Him, it is about obeying His commands and serving Him. Peter was called to a life of ministry, so Peter’s best display of his love for Jesus was by feeding (pastoring, ministering to, etc.) sheep (the people of God).
The best way for us to love Jesus is by doing what He asked us to do. Jesus asked every believer to DO SOMETHING like witness, give, serve, and spend time in Bible study and prayer among other things. Each of us, however, must also SEEK OUT what Jesus wants us to do that isUNIQUE. Jesus has a ministry for you, and the best way to love Him is by giving yourself to it completely.
Jesus is not into empty praise. He wants to know if you mean what you say. There will be days when you do not feel a close connection to Jesus. There will be days when you are not really sure what you should do. There will be days when serving Jesus costs you greatly. Make the most of them! Love Him and serve Him regardless.
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