Daily Devotional

March 26th 2026

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THURSDAY

“I’ve loved you the way My Father has loved Me. Make yourselves at home in My love. If you keep My commands, you’ll remain intimately at home in My love. That’s what I’ve done—kept My Father’s commands and made Myself at home in His love.” —John 15:9, 10 (MSG)

Jesus invites us to remain in His love and tells us how to do so.
We remain in Christ’s love when we keep Christ’s commands—specifically, the command to love each other in the model of Christ’s love for us and the Divine Parent’s love for Christ. Jesus never acted independent of the Divine Parent and never spoke or acted outside His charge to love without limit or restriction. His commitment to that love is what led to His sacrifice.
Similarly, our lives and our behavior must be built on the platform of Christ’s command—“Love each other, as I have loved you.” Being obedient to the command to love—unfettered, all-encompassing, selflessly, sacrificially—is the hallmark of Christian discipleship.
When we remain in Christ’s love we have joy—satisfaction that transcends circumstances. As we abide in Christ, we are contented by those things that content Christ and we are grieved by what grieves Christ.
When we remain in Christ’s love, we are His friends. A “friend” is one with whom we share our thinking, our goals, our motivation and our purpose. Friendship is intimacy; it is vulnerability; it is transparency. The disciples had been in the presence of Jesus—which was good—but they had not yet experienced intimacy with Jesus—being of one mind and heart. But now, with the promise of the in-dwelling of the Holy Spirit, Jesus reveals that they will not only abide in His presence but understand His heart. No longer were His disciples to be “in the dark”; they would be fully enlightened as to what He was doing.
Remaining in Christ intimately connects us with Christ, so that we not only draw life and strength from Christ, but we also come to know Christ’s heart and mind.

Prayer: Lord, as we go today, let us remain in Your love—loving each other as You have loved us. We want to be Your Friend being obedient to Your command. We want to experience joy by anchoring ourselves in our relationship with You. Bless, discipline, equip and empower us in this day-by-day, moment-by-moment commitment. Keep our resolve strong. In Christ’s name, we pray. AMEN!

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