If You Love Me – Following [the 49 Commands Of] Jesus

A daily devotional written to encourage followers of Jesus to walk with Him daily. When Jesus challenges us, “If you love me, obey my commands.” I believe he is looking for a paradigm change to occur within each of us. What may initially be considered ‘an act of obedience,’ may one day become instinctive to us. When that happens, we will have truly conformed to His likeness.

I recalled the moment when Jesus challenged Peter three times, “Do you love Me?” Jesus confronts us with a conditional statement, “If you love Me, obey My commands.” Could He be challenging us in the same way He challenged Peter? “Do you love Me? Will you follow My commands?” I have come to realize that following Jesus and obeying Him are inseparable realities. Including the brackets [  ] in the book’s title seemed to emphasize this truth more clearly.

The print version includes space for journaling.