“When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!”
John 19:26 KJV
John, the beloved disciple recorded, “So when Jesus looked down and saw the disciple He loved standing with her, He said, “Mother, look—John will be a son to you.” Although unnamed, this was most certainly John the apostle. John, the apostle of love, was the only one of the Twelve, who stood near the Cross and witnessed the crucifixion. Love doesn’t quit or run away, or hide from pain. It endures all things, overcomes all things, and empowers us in all things. John didn’t run from the suffering of the Saviour. We must be those who will stand next to Jesus even if the entire world is against us. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance and love will last forever! Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love. Let’s receive this love that the Holy Spirit has shed abroad in our hearts and flow with God’s love, to love our Saviour and to love others with God’s love. Amen!
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