"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved
you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my
disciples, if ye have love one to another" (John 13:34-35).

Jesus commanded His followers to have love for one another as He loved them and
that by this love could those outside of Christ know Christians. This love that could
be seen and felt was and is a sign of the true believers in Jesus. But it is one thing
to say that we have love like Jesus and quite another to show that we have this
love. Maybe looking at examples of Jesus' love will help us to know how we are to
love one another.

Jesus said, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with ali thy heart, and with allthy soul,
and with all thy mind" (Matt. 22:37). Jesus demonstrated this type of love in coming
to this earth in the fashion of a man and following the Father's will even to the
point of and including death. In the garden the night that Jesus was betrayed He
prayed three times that this cup of suffering be taken away fi.om Him, but the
Father's will was always what He wanted to do. This, of course, was the most
Supreme act of love ever shown to man!

Jesus' love for man was also shown in the fact that He would go without food or
rest in order to teach, preach and help the people around Him. Upon seeing the
people coming to Him the scriptures teach that He had compassion on them (Mt
9:36). He knew that He had what they needed and compassion is another way we
can show love.

When we look at the life of Jesus Christ we see many examples of His love poured
out on all kinds of people, rich and poor, sick and lame, old and young. Jesus loved
them and He is our example in love and all good things. Jesus' command about love
needs to be in our hearts, lives and especially in our actions toward one another and everyone with whom we come in contact. Can the people around you see that you
are a Christian because of the love that radiates from you? If not, we need to study.

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