Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
Following and Serving Jesus
Text: John 12: 26
FOLLOWING AND SERVING JESUS
What a privilege it was to be called to believe in Jesus and to follow Him as His disciples. This call to follow Jesus was not restricted to the Twelve (Luke 9:1), or the Seventy (Luke 10:1). The call to be disciples of Jesus applies to us today.
“If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honour.”
John 12:26
1. “If anyone serves Me”
a. It begins with believing in Jesus
i. As Saviour.
ii. As Teacher.
iii. As Lord and Master.
b. He who truly believed will also serve Him.
i. It is a natural desire.
ii. It is an expression of a living faith.
2. “Let him follow Me”
a. This is a call to fully follow Jesus.
b. To serve in the same spirit.
c. To serve without fear of suffering or death.
3. “And where I am, My servant will be also”
a. Jesus had committed His Spirit to His Father (Psalm 31:5)
b. He had committed His times in the Father’s hand (Psalm 31:15).
c. The servant of the Lord is assured that God would similarly look after him.
d. And in death, the servant would be in Heaven where Jesus is.
4. “If anyone serves Me”
a. This was the challenge to all disciples.
b. We do not just receive salvation and become children of God.
c. The true child of God will serve the Lord Jesus Christ.
5. “Him My Father will honour”
a. God will honour all who follow Jesus and serve Him.
b. He will bless him with honour.
经文：约翰福音 12：26
跟随并事奉耶稣
被呼召来信靠耶稣，并作祂的门徒跟随祂，是极大的荣幸。被呼召跟随耶稣不仅限于十二个门徒（路加福音9：1），也不限于七十个门徒（路加福音10：1）。呼召成为耶稣的门徒，现今也适用于我们。
“若有人服侍我，就当跟从我；我在哪里，服侍我的人也要在哪里。若有人服侍我，我父必尊重他。”
《约翰福音 12：26》