"Those who obey God's Word truly show how completely they love Him. That is how we know we are LIVING IN HIM. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did."
How can you show that you truly love God? How can you tell if someone is LIVING IN HIM? The One Truth Today has the answer. You truly love God if you obey His Word. If you are living your life as Jesus did, then you truly Love God. Are you just a hearer of the Word, or do you put the Word into practice in your life. If you say that you are living your life as Jesus did, then you will be doing the perfect will of God. Are you obeying God's commandments and do you live by His Word? Those who obey God's Word truly show how completely they Love Him.
In today's vernacular we would say that we are walking the walk and not just talking the talk!
If we are going to abide in Jesus Christ the Lord God and have Him abide in us, then by definition, we will have to live our lives as He did. We understand that we can not be perfect, but it is our responsibility to walk the straight and narrow path toward God. We are to treasure His Word and understand His precepts. We are to observe His messages to us and then we are to obey them. That is what is known as living in Him. We will know that we are living in Him when we reach a maturity in our relationship with Jesus Christ and confess our failures and sins when we miss the mark. Our goal is to be LIVING IN HIM!
So if you say you abide in Jesus Christ you ought to walk, talk and conduct yourself in a like manner, based on the Word of God. This is our obligation as a believer. The threshold question becomes, am I obeying the Word of God and living my life under the model of Jesus?
That is how we can prove that we truly love the Lord. Am I becoming more like Jesus with each passing day? Am I obeying God the Father and doing His Will? The question will be answered and your love will be displayed for all to see, if you obey God's Word. Am I living my life like Jesus? Then I am LIVING IN HIM!
