HINDI KA LANG NIYA GUSTO MA-MEET, GUSTO KA NIYA MAKAMIT

a personal reflection on today’s Gospel John 15:9-17

A missionary once asked Ghandi, “you quote the words of Christ often, why do you reject becoming his follower?”
Ghandi replied, "Oh, I don’t reject your Christ. I love your Christ. It’s just that so many of you Christians are so unlike your Christ.”

LOVE is the trademark of a Christian. It’s not the great worship songs that the music ministry plays. It’s not the awesomely design building that the congregation built. It’s not the merchandise of shirts and mugs that’s available everywhere. It’s all about LOVE.

We are called to love because;

1. God loved us. John 15:9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you"
2. God chose us to be his friends & followers. John 15:16 "You did not choose me, but I chose you"
3. And as His followers, we should obey what He commands. John 15:17 "This I command you, to love one another."

Sadly, we don’t do a good job of projecting LOVE. We choose to argue not understand. We pick greed over generosity. We take pride over patience. We prefer hate over love. Why?

Is it because loving is difficult? Is it because of the risk of being hurt when you truly love? Is it because loving requires you to lose yourself?

I don’t know. So I came before God this morning to pray & ask the same questions. I felt His presence and His replies.

• Is it because loving is difficult? I CARRIED THE CROSS. THAT WAS HARD.
• Is it because of the risk of being hurt when you truly love? I WAS TORTURED & CRUCIFIED. THAT WAS PAINFUL.
• Is it because loving requires you to lose yourself? I DIED FOR YOU. THAT WAS LOSING EVERYTHING.

GOD CHOSE YOU. GOD WANTS TO BE WITH YOU FOREVER. 

This is why HE did everything for LOVE.

Loving is difficult but Jesus calls us to do it. And when Jesus says it, we follow.

Lord, if being a Christian means loving the most un-lovable person in the world then I want to do it. I am weak so I may try and fail. But I ask for your grace that I may keep on trying. This I asked in your Name, Amen.

Have a blessed Sunday! - alvinfabella@yahoo.com
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