耶穌鍾愛約翰

耶穌鍾愛約翰
聖經閱讀：約翰福音19:16-27 現代中譯本|合和本
2014年2月17日(一)

耶穌揀選了十二個人來跟從祂，耶穌跟這些人同工了好幾年，其中的三個人──彼得、雅各和約翰──跟耶穌特別親近。 　在今天的經文中，我們更進一步認識約翰。我們不知道當耶穌死在十字架上時有哪些門徒在場，但第26節有提到「他所鍾愛的門徒」，而這個門徒就是約翰。耶穌死的時候約翰就陪在祂身旁，當耶穌看見了約翰，祂吩咐約翰要照顧祂的母親馬利亞。 　約翰也許是十二個門徒中最小的一個，但是耶穌尊重並鍾愛他。約翰後來成為初期教會的一個領袖，之後，約翰寫了約翰福音、約翰一書、約翰二書、約翰三書和啟示錄等新約聖經的書卷來服事耶穌。 　耶穌愛約翰，耶穌也愛你！今天就學像約翰服事耶穌。 －NW 「耶穌再往前走，看見另外兩個兄弟─西庇太的兒子雅各和約翰……。耶穌呼召他們，他們立刻捨了船，辭別父親，跟從耶穌。」 馬太福音4:21-22 禱告：親愛的上帝，我願像約翰一樣順服並跟從祢。奉耶穌的名，阿們！ (陳萍萍譯)

Jesus Loved John
Bible Reading: John 19:16-27
Monday, February 17, 2014

Jesus chose twelve men to follow Him. Jesus worked with these men for several years. Three of these men — Peter, James and John — were especially close to Jesus. 　In our Bible verses today, we learn more about John. We do not know which of Jesus’ disciples were there when He died on the cross. But verse 26 mentions “the follower he loved very much.” That follower was John. John was there with Jesus when He died. When Jesus saw John, He told John to take care of Mary, His mother. 　John may have been the youngest of the twelve disciples, but Jesus respected and loved him. John became a leader in the early church. Later John served Jesus by writing the New Testament books of John, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John and Revelation. 　Jesus loved John. And Jesus loves you, too! Be like John and serve Jesus today. —NW “Jesus continued walking by Lake Galilee. He saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee...Jesus told the brothers to come with him. So they immediately left the boat and their father, and they followed Jesus.” Matthew 4:21-22 PRAYER: Dear God, I want to obey and follow Jesus like John did. In Jesus’ name. Amen.