John 8:12 (NRSV)
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Verse 12Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life."
Devotion
“If you keep my commandments…” Jesus says to his disciples. It sounds like we must do something to earn God’s love, as if the hallowed Lutheran teaching that we are made right with God by our faith, by our trust in Christ Jesus alone and not by our works, is not the whole story. Well, it isn’t. Not that we have to do something to earn God’s favor, but that because God first loves us, we have new understanding and power to walk in the ways of our Lord. Jesus commands us to love God with all our heart, mind and soul and love our neighbors as ourselves. And he creates in us the capacity for such love, abundant beyond any human imagining.
Prayer
Blessed Lord, of the Father’s love begotten, beget in our hearts this life-giving, world-changing power so that we may indeed keep your commandments. Amen.