The “Unused” Commandment

“An unused precept I utter with you so that you can love one another, so that seeing that I loved you then you can love one another.”
— John 13:34 (2020 New Testament)

We often quote it. We teach it. But do we live it? The command to love one another as Jesus loves us is not optional. It’s not supplemental. It is central. Yet in today’s climate, love has become distorted, conditional, or conveniently redefined.

This isn’t a casual suggestion—it’s the unused commandment. It requires implementation, sacrifice, mercy, truth, and sometimes silence. Love costs. But it also heals. And when we walk within it, we carry the very nature of Jesus the Messiah into every relationship.

Always Perpetuing:
Who is God inviting you to love more deeply today—not just in word, but in action? Don’t delay. Fulfill the command. Lord help us to love one another, as You loved us.


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