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1 John 2: 3-6

"Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments... whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked."

It seems fairly simple. If you want to know Him, and be assured that you know Him, do what He says to do. Live how He lived. This tiny letter, 1 John, is all about love, love, love. Pure, holy, beautiful, love. The sweet love of Jesus. Heaven's love.

It doesn't sugar coat a life of love though. This verse, and even the whole book of 1 John, doesn't necessarily give you easy way- outs. It says it how it is. It lays out a life of love and what it will cost you. It says that you are a fake if you don't live like Jesus lived. It reminds us that if we are going to call Him Lord and Saviour, we must live a life worthy of Him. And I think that's how it should be. I think sometimes we need a wake up call, a reality check on how much we don't deserve what we get to live with. We have been given so much love. Crazy amounts of love. We have been handed the most surreal, undeserved gift of love, and because of this perfect love, we must live well. We must live in the light of love, as Jesus showed and taught us.

Copy Jesus. Walk in love.