As I have loved, you must love. (John 13: 18-38)

Jesus has finished washing His disciples' feet in the upper room, and He now goes on to give a new command. Unlike the old command "love your neighbour as yourself", this new command is one by which Christians must love one another as Christ has loved us. This includes both the sacrificial service that we were taught with the foot washing, but also a love that very much resembles the grace that has been given to us by Christ through His death. And so, Christians are called to a high order of unity, of care and concern for one another - a love that the world has not seen before. Many Christians today may not even see things like this or understand the great call to love. We understand that Satan has been spending much time disintegrating this area of our faith. As we will go, not just through John 13, but also other scriptures in the New Testament, we will see that this is a vital part of us walking out our Christian life properly. And that to not have love is a disobedience to this new and great command. We know that the command to love one another as Christ has loved us is for Christians. Yes, we are to love our neighbours as ourselves and that is a general love that Christians have for all people. But, as we see in this section, Jesus is not speaking to all of His disciples, as He tells Judas to go and leave before He gives this command. We see that though we are to love all people, the love that Christians have for one another is extraordinary. We pray that this would be a blessing for you today.