John 14:21 Jesus in Upper Room Maundy Thursday Discourse continued.
He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.
This was spoken by Jesus the night He was to be betrayed in the upper room with his disciples.
The Jews of the Old Testament had the Temple and its laws to prepare them for the coming of the Messiah. Now that the Messiah had come, Jesus is telling his disciples that keeping His words and Commandments are more important than keeping the Temple traditions. This is a continuing of the transition from the old to the new. God is still the same, His Laws are still the same, the focus in the Old Testament was on God the Father, the focus in the Gospels is on Jesus Christ; and the focus of Acts and the Epistles is on the Holy Spirit showing you how to focus on Jesus Christ and live your life. Look at the passage above, he who has and keeps, loves Me and will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him. There are many teaching today that would say see Jesus says if you remain in Him and you do His Will you will be rich and famous and have all you want. Is that really the promise? Or is Jesus telling you, He will grow near to you and reveal more of Himself to you. I think the latter is closer to the truth. What do you think? Still on the fence? Or are you ready to make that commitment to follow your Lord and Savior? Only you can make that choice.
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