Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
An Important Word Of Warning
Text: John 14: 30
AN IMPORTANT WORD OF WARNING
The Lord Jesus sought to prepare His Disciples concerning the immediate future. He spoke to them about His suffering and His death. They must brace themselves for the days ahead were going to be far tougher than they had expected. He also took the time to warn them of a grave danger that lay ahead.
“I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.”
John 14:30
1. “I will no longer talk much with you”
a. Jesus had already taught the Disciples many great truths.
b. Each truth had to be carefully thought through and digested.
c. He knew that the Disciples had not been able to understand everything He had taught them.
d. If He continued to teach them many new things, they would have even greater difficulties processing the knowledge.
e. Their immediate need was to master the deep lessons they had learned.
2. “For the ruler of this world is coming”
a. Jesus was making reference to Satan.
b. The Scriptures mentioned that he personally tempted Jesus when He was fasting in the wilderness for forty days and nights (Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13).
c. The Devil had failed in his attempt to cause Jesus to fall to his temptations.
d. He had left Jesus alone after his failure (Matthew 4:11).
e. Jesus knew that he was coming again to battle Him.
3. “And he has nothing in Me”
a. Jesus was of course unafraid of the Devil.
b. But He was aware that Satan would try everything he knew to affect the work of Jesus.
c. But He also knew that the Devil would not be able to find anything in Jesus to attack Him with.
4. Remembering how the Devil tried to tempt Jesus
a. He sought to tempt Jesus to abuse His powers by converting stones to bread. Jesus rejected this temptation by insisting that He would obey the Word of God fully.
b. He sought to tempt Jesus to sin presumptuously. If Jesus were to jump from the highest pinnacle of the Temple, surely, the angels of God would come to His rescue.
Jesus also rejected this temptation outright. God must not be put to the test in this manner.
c. Finally, he sought to tempt Jesus by offering him the riches and power of the kingdoms of this world, if only Jesus would just offer him worship.
Jesus rejected this third temptation also. He would only worship and serve God His Father!
文：约翰福音 14：30
一个重要的警告
对于即将来临的未来，主耶稣试图准备祂的门徒。祂和他们分享祂将受的苦难及死亡。他们必须为未来的日子做好准备，因为它会比他们想象中更加艰难。祂也警告他们在前方的危殆。
“以后我不再和你们多说话，因为这世界的王将到； 他在我里面是毫无所有。”
《约翰福音 14：30》