New Evidence of The Old Story

Easter Thursday 

Maundy Thursday.  The name comes from the Latin word, mandatum, which means "a new commandment," which we find in John 13:34-35 when Jesus said,

"So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.  Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
John 13:34-35 (NLT) 

God loves you.  It can sound so...hollow, so empty.  What does that mean?  How do we know?  Jesus told us that they, the world, will recognize this great love.  But how?  Proof positive: love for one another. The change of Christ is the change of life.  No longer am "I" #1; God is...and you are.  The New Commandment was the fulfillment of the old story.  "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son..."  When we live out loud, Maundy Thursday's marching orders from the Lord Jesus, they will see through us that, "...whosoever believes in Him, will not perish, but have everlasting life." 

Exhibit A: You and me!  As the old saying goes:  The proof's in the puddin'!  Amen & Amen!