Are you ready to hear what God has to say to you today? Good! I, Michele, am taking you to John 19:25-27. Read it through and ponder what God is trying to get across to you. This is a wonderful example of the way Jesus' loves for us. One that should be read with great attention.
Standing near the cross were Jesus' mother, and his mother's sister, Mary (the wife of Clopas), and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother standing there beside the disciple he loved, he said to her, "Dear woman, here is your son." And he said to this disciple, "Here is your mother." And from then on this disciple took her into his home. (v. 25-27)
Do you think Mary understood what was going on? Did she understand the complete truth of who her son was? I don't know if she truly understood but I do imagine she felt Jesus' love for her when he made sure that she would be cared for after his final breath. In the midst of his suffering, Jesus was concerned for his mother. He knew how hard this was for her and he loved her so much. Although the text does not make it clear, we can assume that Joseph was already deceased by this time. Jesus wanted his mother to know that she would always be cared for, even after he was gone. Doesn't he care for us as well?
Have you ever felt his love for you so powerfully? Have you ever had to fall prostrate on the ground because you are overwhelmed with Jesus' love for you? Has there ever been a time when you felt Jesus' arms wrap around you with a feeling of pure peace and comfort? I have! This has happened to me on several different occasions, both in times of turmoil and times of pure bliss. I've felt Jesus' arms around me in times of complete an utter loneliness, when I've felt weighed down by the demands of this life, or when I've felt like a failure as a parent. Jesus has also wrapped me in his love in good times when I've accomplished something that has seemed impossible to me or when he brought into my life the wonderful man who will soon be my husband!! No matter what the situation may be, Jesus can surround us with a feeling of complete peace, protection and love.
His love is that far, that wide, that deep....it can and will reach into any situation to transform us. Feel his love for you, really take it in! Just as he made sure his mother would be continually cared for, he will make sure of the same for each one of us. He will never leave us to flounder on our own. It may feel that way at times, but he promises not to do that. He is always with us and no matter where we are or what our circumstances are he will never forsake us. He is never too busy for us. He was still caring for his people as he hung on the cross!
Thank you, dear God, for caring so much. Thank you for never leaving us to make it on our own. Your love for us never ends. You are King of my life! I will lay every burden and praise at the foot of the cross where they belong. Amen
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Very true! And another thing to notice is that John stepped up to the plate in resonse to Jesus' request. That was asking a lot of John--to take Jesus' mother on as a dependent. Discipleship, because it is motivated by love, will require sacrifice--sometimes big sacrifices. John could have probably come up with excuses for why he wasn't prepared to do this, but he didn't. It was the least he could do for the man dying on the cross for him.
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