Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音)
The Love Of God
Text: John 17: 26
THE LOVE OF GOD
The name of God and His love were closely associated. Jesus had done both. He declared His Father’s name and His Father’s love to His Disciples faithfully.
“And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”
John 17:26
1. “And I have declared to them Your name”
a. The word “declared” has the following nuances:
i. To make known.
ii. Jesus helped His Disciples to know God.
b. God’s name
i. God’s name was declared by the LORD Himself (Exodus 34:5-7).
ii. It is associated with grace and mercy.
iii. It is full of compassion and longsuffering.
iv. It is also associated with forgiveness of sins.
v. But it is also associated with judgment of those who reject Him.
2. “And will declare it”
a. Jesus will continue to help people to know the name of God.
b. The name of God His Father would always be lovingly and tenderly declared (“made known”).
3. “That the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them”
a. There was such a wonderful relationship of love between the Father and Jesus.
i. This love was there before the foundation of the world.
ii. It was there throughout His earthly ministry.
iii. It was carefully maintained.
b. This was a love that Jesus sought to teach His Disciples.
i. By loving them personally.
ii. By showing them His love in practical ways.
iii. By sustaining this love to the very end.
iv. This love must abide in them.
c. This love must be sustained by the Disciples.
d. They must do their utmost to dwell on what it means to have the love of God given to them.
经文:约翰福音 17:26
上帝的爱
上帝的名和祂的爱是息息相关的。因此,耶稣向祂的门徒们指示上帝的名和爱。
“‘我已将你的名指示他们,还要指示他们,使你所爱我的爱在他们里面,我也在他们里面。’”
《约翰福音 17: 26》