Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音)
A Deep-Seated Love For God The Father
Text: John 14: 31
A DEEP-SEATED LOVE FOR GOD THE FATHER
Jesus had the most profound and deep-seated love for God His Father. He had carefully maintained this love for His Father throughout His life and ministry on earth.
“But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go from here.”
John 14:31
1. “But that the world may know that I love the Father”
a. Jesus came to earth to do many things.
i. To teach people about God.
ii. To preach about the Kingdom of Heaven.
iii. To heal those who were ill.
iv. To cast out demons from the people who were possessed.
b. Another important thing He came to do was to show the world that He truly loved the Father.
i. He spoke of His Father lovingly.
ii. He kept in close touch with His Father in prayer.
iii. He sought always to glorify His Father.
iv. The world needed to know just how real and deep His love for His Father was.
2. “And as the Father gave Me commandment, so I do”
a. The Father directed Jesus and He obeyed.
b. The Father taught Him and thus He spoke.
c. The Father empowered Him and thus He lived and served powerfully.
d. The Father has revealed to Him that He must suffer and die and He would obey Him fully.
e. The Father would raise Him on the third day and He trusted His Father completely.
f. This was the unique and profound way in which Jesus obeyed His Father.
3. “Arise, let us go from here”
a. Jesus had a wonderful time of fellowship with His host, Lazarus, and his sisters (John 12:1-2).
b. It was in this home that Jesus was anointed for His burial.
c. Jesus went to Jerusalem where huge crowds cried out Hosanna and praised Him.
But Jesus never stayed in Jerusalem. He would go to Bethany where Lazarus lived.
d. It was most likely in this home Jesus spent many hours teaching His Disciples.
e. But it was time to go from this place. There were still things He must do before His death.
经文:约翰福音 14:31
对父上帝深厚的爱
耶稣对父上帝有着非常深厚的爱。在祂的生命和事工中, 祂一直很小心地保持对于天父的爱。
“但要叫世人知道我爱父,并且父怎样吩咐我,我就怎样行。起来,我们走吧!”
《约翰福音 14:31》