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John 15:9-11
Excerpted from: Love's Emotional DimensionOne of the key words here is the word abide. It means "continue in," or "remain in." "As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; continue you in My love," or "remain in My love." Now, what are we to remain in? We are to remain in a relationship, a fellowship. This relationship is kept going by a combination of mutual respect, honor, concern for, and goodwill toward. It is two-sided. On the one side there is God. On the other side there is us. And it is kept going by mutual respect, honor, concern for, and goodwill toward. The existence of the relationship is shown on our part by our obedience.
What Christ is explaining here in John 15:9-11 is that there is a mystical union between God and us. We really are united to Him. There is a union there. He is in us. We are in Him. We are commanded, though, to continue in Him. And the way we continue in Him is by conforming to His likes and dislikes. Otherwise, what happens is that the relationship begins to break off, because the intimacy begins to become dissolved.
If we are working on the relationship with God (giving it our time and attention), then God's love for us (since He is the Source) will be reciprocated back to Him in the form of obedience. We might say love. We might say keeping the commandments. We might say conforming to His will. And our lives will then be enriched by joy. Is that a good deal? The psalm says that there is joy evermore in His presence. Jesus is confirming this. If we will abide in God (in His love), then what it is going to do is produce joy in our lives.
John 15:11
Excerpted from: Love's Emotional DimensionThat is why Jesus said, "These things I have spoken to you that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full." The emotional dimension, of which joy is put as an example, is the result of continuing in the fellowship, the relationship, with God.
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