“I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved
John 17:26
Me may be in them, and I in them.”
You do not “organize” the kingdom of God; you “agonize” the kingdom of God. You cannot
be close to God without being affected by His love. The heavenly Father loved His Son with
an eternal love. Everything in the heart and life of the Father was released to His Son. As
the Father expressed His love for a broken and sinful world, this passion was manifested
through the life of His Son. The Father initiated His plan to save humankind, and out of a
heart of devotion, the Son accepted the assignment that took Him to the cross.
As Jesus walked among people, the Father’s love filled His Son. Jesus recognized that no
ordinary love could motivate Him to go to the cross. No human love could keep Him
perfectly obedient to His Father throughout His life. Only His Father’s love was powerful
enough to compel Him to commit His life to the saving purpose of His Father.
Jesus prayed that God would place this same love in His disciples. He knew that no other
motivation would be sufficient for the assignments God had for them. God’s answer was
to place His Son in them. It is impossible for a Christian to be filled with this measure of
love and not to be on mission with God.
You will be incapable of ministering to everyone God sends you unless you have His love.
You cannot forgive others or go the extra mile with others or sacrifice for others unless
you have first been filled with the boundless love of God. Seek to know the Father and His
immeasurable love; then allow His Son to love others through you!
— Pastor Mark