He loves us still…
John 13:31-38
31 When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him,[c] God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
33 “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.
34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
36 Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?”
Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.”
37 Peter asked, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you.”
38 Then Jesus answered, “Will you really lay down your life for me? Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!
The last days of Jesus are days of continuous teaching and revelation for the Disciples. As Jesus nets His death, He begins to let those closest to Him learn about themselves. Many of them show betrayal, doubt, fear, and in this case they deny even knowing Him. Yet Jesus continues to teach.
The examples of humanity demonstrated through His speaking to the Disciples are incredibly revealing. They stress the all too important fact that regardless of what we do, we belong to Him who created us. We are His beloved. We are His treasures. Love demonstrated unconditionally through not only the forgiveness of sin, but the free and unearned gift of salvation.
Through these verses, we are able to see ourselves reflected through them. It brings to light just how amazing the recent murders of 21 Christians through public beheading actually is. Many people, including the closest people to Jesus, denounce Him. They said that they did not know Him. Yet the 21 that died for their belief in Jesus Christmas did not, even when given the chance to unordered to save their lives.
As believers, we must sound the bell. We must spread the word. Jesus is coming, and in these last of days, it is our directive to share the Good News that Jesus Saves. Speak His name today. Speak the name of Jesus Christ. #JesusSaves
Amen
DK
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