Colossians 3:14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.

I can think of nothing greater to hold any relationship together than love; and that is exactly what Christ continues to remind us of too!

Love is not something that you can pretend about and is certainly not something you can hide. Christ allowed His love to flow out and bind us all together.

Christ wants us to allow our love to flow out to one another so that we can be bound as true Christian brothers and sisters. Without that real, true, abiding and humble love, we have nothing!

Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.

When we walk in love we walk in a very different way to our normal walk. I’m not talking about the physical walk, like some strange swagger of a gang member, but our walk through life!

When we live with Christ in our lives, our lives begin to have many things focused on what He wants in our lives and His goodness and mercy start to shine through us for others to see.

Christ loved us from the beginning and willingly gave up His own life so that we can get more still from Him! His love knows no bounds but continues to shine through each and every day!

John 10:15 As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

A good shepherd will always get to know his sheep and make sure that they are always safe and sound. He will try to pre-empt things before they happen and get his sheep to fully trust in him.

Christ uses these words to relate to the people of this time; nowadays we don’t know too much about sheep so we don’t get the deeper meaning behind these words unless we study things through.

Our bibles are a treasure trove of wisdom and we need to take the words in until they encourage us to find out more about what is written down. God’s Word is there to teach us how to use His Word!