Jesus urges us to obey His commands...

 John 14:21

“Whoever has My commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves Me. He who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I too will love him and show Myself to him.”

Quite a loaded verse. What Jesus is saying is that the one who loves Him, is the one that obeys His commands. This person who love Him, will be loved by our Father and that Jesus will show Himself to such a person. Now, we all want to be loved by Jesus, because He is the way, truth and life (John 14:6), and also to be loved by God our Father. To access such affection, we are urged to know and follow His commands. These commands also refers to the 10 commandments that were written by Moses, which were subsequently summed up by Jesus to just two commands, to love the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul, and to love your neighbour as you love yourself (Matthew 22:36-40). 

Therefore, for us to have the power to follow these commands, we need to be strengthened, we need help to fulfill these as we can never do this on our own. Which is why we need the Holy Spirit in our lives, to help us and strengthen us. When He is present in our lives, living these commands would be easier, as you'll have the grace of God to be kind to others, help others, not judge them, forgive them etc. Do what you can and ask the Lord for help with the rest, He will strengthen you!



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