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Keep My Words

John 14:21-24
"21 He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him.
22 Judas saith unto Him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that Thou wilt manifest Thyself unto us, and not unto the world?
23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love Me, he will keep My words: and My Father will love him, and We will come unto him, and make Our abode with him.
24 He that loveth Me not keepeth not My sayings: and the word which ye hear is not Mine, but the Father's which sent Me."

We are in the Gospel of John right before Jesus is crucified. Jesus is offering His Disciples comfort and strength with the promise to send His Spirit, The Comforter, The Holy Ghost! The Holy Trinity is focused on Their believers! 

Jesus also recognized that much of the world refuses to believe and they will not experience FAITH given by GOD through the Holy Ghost. It's fascinating that our Lord and Savior underscores today's teaching with "...the word which ye hear is NOT Mine, but THE FATHER'S which sent Me." As if it matters to people if it's the Son of GOD or GOD Himself saying something! Either way it's VERY important teaching! It's even repeated in just these four verses.

In today's verses Jesus strongly emphasized "KEEP MY WORDS." Hold on to, cherish and obey. It's not easy to obey. The bar is set impossibly HIGH, yet we are given The Holy Ghost to motivate and inspire us to walk in FAITH closer to GOD everyday. God will help us every step of the way. 

AND, the other side "He that loveth Me NOT keepeth NOT My sayings." Others just don't care about Jesus, GOD or the Holy Ghost. They will not seek out the Holy Scriptures. They will not try to learn about the Gospel and they will NOT obey. They will not pray. They will not give FAITH the time of day. And, it's a shame. They could have all the gifts from GOD if they would just open their hearts and minds. 

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... https://youtu.be/9fClyAarw5w
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