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“I Love the Father”
AN AGED man dips his pen in ink, his mind full of memories.
His name is John, and he is the last living apostle
of Jesus Christ. Now about 100 years old, John casts
his thoughts back some seven decades to a most memorable
evening—the last one that he and his fellow apostles
spent with Jesus before His death. With God’s holy
spirit guiding him, John is able to remember and write
down events in great detail.
2 That night, Jesus made it clear that he would soon be
put to death. John alone reveals the reason why Jesus said
that he was going to submit to that terrible end: “In order
for the world to know that I love the Father, even as
the Father has given me commandment to do, so I am
doing. Get up, let us go from here.”—John 14:31.
3 “I love the Father.” Nothing mattered more to Jesus
than that. Not that he constantly repeated the statement.
In fact, John 14:31 is the only place in the Bible record
where we find Jesus expressing his love for his Father so
directly. Yet, Jesus lived those words. His love for Jehovah
was in evidence daily. Jesus’ courage, his obedience, and
his endurance were all evidence of his love for God. His
entire ministry was motivated by this love.
4 Today, some may think of love as a soft quality. They
1, 2. What did the apostle John reveal about the final evening that
the apostles spent with Jesus?
3. HowdidJesusshowthathelovedhisFather?
4, 5. The Bible promotes what kind of love, and what can be said
about Jesus’ love for Jehovah?