A NEW COMMANDMENT I GIVE TO YOU

LOVING GOD, LOVING EACH OTHER

Loving God, loving each other, making music with my friends;
Loving God, loving each other, and the story never ends.
They pushed back from the table to listen to His words, His secret plan before He had to go. It’s not complicated, don’t need a lot of rules; This is all you need to know…Loving God, loving each other, making music with my friends;
Loving God, loving each other, and the story never ends.

We tend to make it harder, build steeples out of stone; Fill books with explanations of the “The Way”. But if we stop and listen and break a little bread,
we would hear the Master say…Loving God, loving each other, making music with my friends;Loving God, loving each other, and the story never ends.

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another;
as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
By this all will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love one for another.”
John 13:34-35

The Bible is full of commandments which on the surface look easy to fulfill but in practice they are impossible without the Holy Spirit. Jesus told us to, “Love one another.” That shouldn’t be hard, right? It is easy to say but not always easy to do.
I have been recently reminded that the love we show for one another is a direct reflection of the love we have for God. Let me explain: If I say I love God and yet hate my brother, then I do not love God to the extent He requires. If I show hate toward my brother, or even my enemies, the world will never know that I love the Lord. In turn if I don’t love my neighbor, then I do not love God, and therefore, my worship is empty.
As the Worship Team at First Baptist Church of Canton, Georgia, let’s apply this truth right where we live. As a worship team on any given Sunday morning, how can we on the one hand say we love Christ, when on the other hand we hold ill feelings toward our brother? It is impossible. Sure I can put on a false front and make people think I love God as I should, but that is a lie and plays right into the hand of Satan himself. In order for my worship to be pleasing to my Savior, I must first love my fellow believer.
May we offer the forgiveness and grace that was extended to us on Calvary. May we never think we are above forgiving and loving God’s people. This is what the Lord requires: love one another, as I have loved you.