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“Ek gee julle ‘n nuwe opdrag: Julle moet mekaar liefhê…” Johannes 13:34 NLV
Jy word beveel om lief te hê
Liefde is nie ‘n emosie nie, omdat jy nie iemand kan beveel om ‘n sekere manier te voel nie. Om iemand lief te hê is ‘n keuse wat in jou houding en aksies teenoor daardie persoon, gemanifesteer word. Jesus het gesê: ‘Ek gee julle ‘n nuwe opdrag: Julle moet mekaar liefhê; soos Ek julle liefhet, net só moet julle mekaar ook liefhê. As julle liefde teenoor mekaar beoefen, sal almal daaraan sien dat julle my dissipels is’ (verse 34-35 NLV). Jesus het hierdie ‘’n nuwe opdrag,’ genoem. Wat is nuut daaraan? Hierdie woorde: ‘soos Ek julle liefhet.’ Omdat Christus in jou leef, kan jy ander mense met sy liefde liefhê. Jesus het altyd sy dissipels eerste gestel – Hy het hulle voete gewas, hulle uit storms gered en hulle geduldig geleer. Jy sê: ‘Maar hoe kan ek iemand liefhê waarvan ek nie eers hou nie?’ Jesus antwoord: ‘Soos Ek julle liefhet.’ C.S. Lewis vertel hoe hy ander mense se foute op ‘n ander wyse begin sien het: ‘Daar is iemand vir wie ek lief is, al keur ek nie goed wat hy doen nie. Daar is iemand wat ek aanvaar, hoewel sommige van sy gedagtes en optrede my in opstand laat kom. Daar is iemand wat ek vergewe, al maak hy die mense vir wie ek die liefste is, seer. Daardie persoon is ek… As ek myself kan liefhê sonder om alles wat ek doen goed te keur, kan ek ander ook liefhê sonder om alles wat hulle doen goed te keur.’ Dit wat Jesus jou beveel om te doen, bemagtig Hy jou ook om te doen: ‘...Hy het sy liefde mos in ons harte uitgestort deur sy Heilige Gees wat Hy aan ons gegee het’ (Romeine 5:5 NLV).
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