All the room was hushed and still
And when the bowl was filled
He stooped to wash their feet
And when it was complete, he said
This is what I'm asking you to do
This is why I'm kneeling here beside you
This is what I want my church to be
This is what I want the world to see
Who it is you follow
Love each other
One another
Love each other
In the way that I have loved you
Walk together
And whatever comes
Love each other
In the way that I have loved you
Let the room be hushed and still
Let us go to where he kneels
And join him as he serves
And learn his ways of love
Graham Kendrick
Copyright © 2009 Make Way Music
www.grahamkendrick.co.uk
This song has such a great message! Love each other in the way that I have loved you! We can not love each other if we don't know what love is, if we don't know what HIS love is! We need to understand His love first, before we can 'love each other'!
Do we kneel down on our knees for each other enough? We need to kneel down, and ask His help! We can not do things on our own! We need Him!
So many times we feel discouraged, we feel like 'church' is not going the way it's supposed to go, the music didn't fit my needs, the message was too long or too short or I heard it all before, the children were too loud, the room was too cold or too hot... we can come up with a thousand complains, but did we go on our knees? Did I? Do I love you in the way that He loves me? I need to go on my knees more often, and not for me and my needs, but for yours! I want to serve you, my brother or sister, in the way that He wants me to serve you!
Love each other, one another, LOVE each other, in the way that I have loved you!
Let me give you a new command: Love one another. In the same way I loved you, you love one another. This is how everyone will recognize that you are my disciples—when they see the love you have for each other.
John 13:34-35 (The Message)
No matter how many times I've listened to this song, and read through the scripture I get chills all over and butterfly's! I hope you do too, and will love me like He loves you!
Ever since the Beth Moore conference, this 'loving well' has been on my mind, and God is helping me to love you! Beth's 4 confessions of love help me a lot too, I'd like to share them with you:
- God is perfect love! (1 John 4:18)
- NOTHING can separate me from God's perfect love. (Romans 8:38-39)
- God pours His perfect love into my imperfect heart. (Romans 5:5)
- Accessed, I can love ANYONE through ANYTHING. (Philippians 4:13)
Francien.
