SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 8/14/2021 9:44 AM
My Worship Time Focus:
PT-3 “John”
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Matt. 10:2b
Message of the
verse: “and
Andrew his brother; and James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother;”
We continue looking at John, son of
Zebedee, and apostle of Jesus Christ, known for being the apostle of love, as
we can see this throughout his teachings.
Love and compassion are revealed throughout his teachings, having the
reflection of his great capacity not only to teach but also to exemplify love
are seen manifest in him. MacArthur
writes “People who love greatly can also be loved greatly, because they are
eager to receive it as well as give it.
John continually took in the love of Christ and continually gave it
out. He so identified with Christ’s love
that he referred to himself as the disciple whom Jesus loved (John 13:23;
19:26; 20:2; 21:7, 20). John could claim
no greater honor for himself than being the apostle whom Jesus loved.”
I think that you can remember that
while Jesus was on the cross and watching were his mother and John was also
there when Jesus told John to take care of His mother, and so tradition tells
us that John did not leave the city of Jerusalem until Mary the mother of Jesus
died. The Lord told Peter to “Tend My
sheep” (John 21:17); but to John He said, in effect, “Take care of My mother.” I suppose that because of John’s special love
that he had that this was why Jesus chose him to take care of His own mother.
I want to conclude this SD with a
quotation from MacArthur’s commentary as he pretty much ends his comments about
John, and then in our next SD we will look at a short summary of the three men
that we have been looking at over the past few days.
“John’s teaching on love might be
summarized in ten truths that run through his writings. He taught that God is love (1 John 4:8, 16), that
God loves His Son (John 3:35; 5:20) and is loved by His Son (14:31), that God
loved the disciples (16:27; 17:23), that God loves all men (3:16), that Christ
loved the disciples (13:34), that He loves all believers (1 John 3:1), that He
expects all men to love Him (John 14:15, 21), that the believers in Him should
love one another (13:34; 1 John 4:11, 21), and that love fulfills all the
commandments (14:23; 1 John 5:3).”
8/14/2021 10:01
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