Today’s Bible Reading: Jeremiah 37; Jeremiah 38; Jeremiah 39; Psalm 79; 2 John 1 (The Message)
2 John 1:5–6 But permit me a reminder, friends, and this is not a new commandment but simply a repetition of our original and basic charter: that we love each other. Love means following his commandments, and his unifying commandment is that you conduct your lives in love. This is the first thing you heard, and nothing has changed.
In our small group last night we were discussing the question: What is a disciple? What does that look like? One of the answers was they show love to one another. Here we see the same command repeated: Love each other, referring to other believers. Loving one another is one of the major distinguishing characteristics of a Christian.
The Bible also tells me to love God and to love the lost, but in this passage, the focus is on loving other Christians.
I must be in fellowship with other believers in order to love them. Loving others is doing to them as I would want done to me. How would that look like today?
Father God, when I see an opportunity to love someone today, please help me to respond with love.