Feb 15 2026 … Love Like Him …

Feb 15 2026 … Love Like Him  … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...       and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Michael W Smith singing Love One Another … telling of God’s command that we love one another as He has loved us.

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Highlight Passage: … John 13:34-35 … [NLT] …  

34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” 

… Jesus, the night before He was to die on a cross, commands His disciples to show their love for Him by loving one another as He has love them (us).

Highlight Passage in Context:  John 13:31-38 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus commands His disciples (and all Christians) to love one another, showing all the they (we) are His disciples.

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Reference Passage: … John 3:16 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Jesus shows Nicodemus the extent of God’s love, being willing to give His Son to die for mankind’s sin.

Reference Passage: … John 15:12-13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus commands His disciples to love each other being willing to give their lives for one another just as HE was willing to give His life for their salvation.  

Reference Passage: … Romans 5:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…  Paul teaches truth to fellow Christians about the extent of God’s love, being willing to die for them (us) as sinners.

Reference Passage: … 1Corinthians 13 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Paul also teaches truth about the extent of God’s love.

Reference Passage: … 1Peter 4:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Peter explains to oppressed Christians the importance of loving others as Christ loved them (us).

Reference Passage: … 1John 4:7-8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle John writes of showing love for one another because love covers a multitude of sins.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from Marvin Williams …  USE THIS LINK   … described how the value of Stradivarius stringed instruments, which were created so skillfully, centuries ago, made it shocking when one of them was reported to have accidentally fallen off a table.      

And the ODB entry by Marvin Williams used the value of these priceless instruments as an illustration of the value God places, as described in the various Scriptures I’ve shared above and the linked song, on Christians sharing their (our) love for one another.  So, I, for one, today am going to be looking for opportunities to share the love of God with others.   How about you?    

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for calling me to share Your love with others today. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for showing us how we must share Your love with others to demonstrate the value of Your love for us  … Amen

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