Handle with Care - All Our Daily Bread Daily Devotionals for 2026

Bible in a Year : Leviticus 17-18, Matthew 27:27-50

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
John 13:34

Today's Scripture & Insight : John 13:31-38

Stradivarius violins, cellos, and guitars are among the most treasured musical instruments in the world. Crafted during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the pieces are rare and invaluable. Something so precious deserves the utmost care. So when a Stradivarius cello—worth more than $20 million—fell off a table during a photo shoot, it was truly shocking!

Just as a Stradivarius must be handled carefully, so must our relationships. We’re to love others because Christ demonstrated His love toward us. In John 13:34, Jesus gave His disciples a command that requires careful attention: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” Why did Christ call it a new command? It was new because it was rooted in the way Jesus loved people. This new command to love wasn’t careless or casual but intentional, precious, and sacrificial. Loving this way would lead to discipleship, self-denial, and possibly even death for the disciples. This care for one another would be how they survived in a difficult and hostile world after Christ’s departure. And Jesus told them, “Everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (v. 35).

Let’s carefully and sacrificially love others—reflecting Jesus’ precious and priceless love.

By: Marvin Williams

Reflect & Pray
Why is it difficult to show love to some people? What can help you love them in a way that reflects the love Jesus revealed?

Dear Jesus, thank You for sacrificially loving me. Please help me love others the same way.