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Jesus Gave Us His Commandments That Make Us Abide in His Love and Fill Us with Joy ㅡ

 “If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”

 (John 15:10-12)

 In Him there is joy that is not uncertain and unsatisfying.

 If the light that flows from Jesus has come to you, and you are reflecting it upon others, you show that you have joy that is pure, elevating, and ennobling.

 But minds that are occupied with frivolous reading, with exciting stories, or with seeking after amusement, do not dwell upon Christ, and cannot rejoice in the fullness of His love.

 We need to be constantly filling the mind with Christ, and emptying it of selfishness and sin.

 The human agent who yields obedience to God, Who becomes a partaker of the divine nature, finds pleasure in keeping the commandments of God, for he is one with God; he holds as vital a relation with God as does the Son to the Father.

 (That I May Know Him 142, 159)