Gospel of John - John 14.15-24

Jobey McGinty

Do you struggle with obeying God? Do you want to do a better job following Him? How do we go about doing a better job being obedient to His commands?  The answer might surprise you, because it has nothing to do with "trying harder" or "being more strict" with this or that. The answer is "love Jesus."  He says, "if you LOVE Me, you will obey My commandments."  If a husband loves his wife, he will want to honor her. If he does not love his wife, but simply knows that adultery is wrong, he may "try harder" to honor her, but it won't last long or be very effective. The solution is to fall more in love with his wife.  It is the same with Jesus; we will follow Him if we truly love Him.