We become the continuation of the revelation of the love of God in Jesus Christ through the quality of our love for God and for the world. He sees an end, and knows what it will begin. Judas goes out into the night and shuts the door behind himself. It changes the world around us as it changes us from the inside. This is the power of the love of God known and shared. His time with his friends in the way they have known it draws to an end.
It is his love for all creation that now turns him towards the Cross. Jesus, here, highlights something altogether more glorious and wonderful: love. We know plenty about the world cowed by contagion these past years. It becomes contagious, this inexhaustible love of God. This is how much we mean to God, how deep the Father’s love for us, how wondrous the Cross that we survey.īut none of this stops with Jesus. Incredibly, this is how God is most fully revealed to us, in the utter desolation and the letting go of power that Christ reveals. Upon the Cross and from the empty tomb all that Jesus has claimed will be vindicated. This is what it is for Christ to be glorified. The events of Holy Week that culminate in the Cross are an enthronement, an inauguration. We are watching a beginning rather than an end a possibility being born rather than a dream dying. We are, seemingly, watching the beginning of the tragedy of Jesus of Nazareth.Īnd yet we are not watching a tragedy unfold. He goes out into the darkness of night departing the room with its lamps lit and the warmth of friendship and trust. Judas has left to betray Jesus just before today’s text. John’s Gospel delights in drawing contrasts. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’ Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. You will look for me and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you, “Where I am going, you cannot come.” I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Little children, I am with you only a little longer.
If God has been glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. © Brenda Walsh Ministries he had gone out, Jesus said, ‘Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him. He wants you to come to Him for the little things and the big things! Falling in love with Jesus is the best relationship that you could possibly have and best of all - you never have to guard your heart! Text: John 15:13-15, Psalm 63:3, Philippians 4:19
And you can be sure He will always “have your back!” Jesus is 100% trustworthy! He loves to hear all about what makes you happy as well as your worries, heartaches, and disappointments. But the one person that you never have to worry about is your best friend, Jesus! He will never sell you out, throw you under the bus, or hurt your heart. There is always the risk that the person you trust will betray your confidence, so it’s good to “go slowly” in your relationship and build trust before you bare your soul. But, let’s face it, “sharing” can be scary. Little things like telling your friend about your day, describing the delicious entrée you had at lunch, or all about a witnessing experience you just had.
The more you open up, the closer you will be and the more comfortable you will feel about telling what’s on your mind. If you want a relationship with someone, you must “share your heart.” Confide your fears as well as your hopes, joys, and dreams. To be close to someone requires communication, and not just the superficial talk that most people resort to. People who hide behind their protective walls will never enjoy a close and meaningful relationship with others.
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