3 Types of Love

Scripture:
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." (John 13:34-35)

Observation:
Jesus had just got done washing the feet of his disciples, then they all ate together, and now Jesus is teaching them something very important. LOVE! He gives them the new commandment to love one another. He also tells them that by this love for one another, people will know that they are Jesus' disciples. Now, it was understood that people were suppose to love the Lord with all their strength, and they knew about loving thy neighbor, but Jesus is taking it a step further. Jesus is going to take love to a new level by giving up his own life for them.

John 15:13
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."

Application:
When I read this scripture it made me think of something: when someone becomes born again, one of the first things that changes in a person's life is love. He is given a new heart that is truly able to love. He is able to love with a godly love. And there are 3 different types of love that begin to develop in that person's life:

1) Love for Jesus Christ (Matthew 10:37)
"Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me..."

2) Love for one another (John 13:34)
"Just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another."

3) Love for our enemies (Matthew 5:44)
"But I say to you, Love your enemies..."

Prayer:
Dear Lord, the only love I can offer people is the love you have given me. Before you Lord, my heart was cold and wicked. Before you, I didn't know what true love was. Thank you for displaying your love for me on the cross. Thank you for loving me when there was nothing in me to love. Help me to obey this new command of love toward everyone I come across. In Jesus name, amen!