Again, this should cause us to pause, ponder, and seek His perspective. Here’s that phrase again that we saw in verse 1: Jesus knew. Satan looked for a man to betray Jesus, and had probably cultivated Judas for a long time. “It may be that a better translation is the devil had already made up his mind that Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, should betray him. 3 Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God And He loves you to the end…as well as the beginning when you see Him and become like Him (1 John 3:2).Ģ The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus. There’s a depth and intimacy intertwined in those words. And, not just a generic love-He loves you because you are His own. Since we are His disciples now, too, we should pay close attention to His words and have a deep understanding that loves you. “Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.” John chapters 13-17 provide Jesus’ farewell message to His disciples. There’s your helping of p’s (or peas) for the day: pause, ponder, perspective. This should be an encouragement to each of us and cause us to pause and ponder whether we have perspective beyond the cross we’ve picked up (Matthew 16:24). It didn’t describe the moments He was about to experience, it described the greater perspective. Did it say, “…the hour had come for Him to be betrayed, beaten, tormented, and die?” Nope. This brings so much comfort to me and prompts me to look beyond the cross just as Jesus did. Jesus knew it was time for Him to leave this world and go to the Father. I often say that God’s Word should be a heart knowing, not a head knowledge. Previously, He knew His hour had not yet come ( John 2:4) and was under divine protection ( John 7:30 and 8:20). “ Jesus knew…” Jesus had lived His life on this earth for the purpose and anticipation of this upcoming moment. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. I’ll pass up a human’s writing any day to take in the divinely-inspired Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16).ġ It was just before the Passover Festival.
We’re only going to cover John 13:1-17 this week because Jesus shows us concrete examples of how we can have purpose, perspective, and blessing. Without God’s power and truth activated within the bounds of Scripture, The New York Times Best Seller books are just self-help. But, let’s be super clear: there’s only one Way that will help us, and it’s not a self-approach, it’s a Savior-approach. I’ve used a business coach for a few years now, too.
I’m not trying to knock a decent read (although, some of the authors of the books above are certainly in question right now in the media).
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