Jesus And His Mum Series

John at the moment is the only one that represents the earthly founders of the church … that being the disciples.

Jesus has determined that Mary needs the support that can only be given by one who is in the household of faith.

So Jesus puts Mary into the hands of someone who represents the faith to demonstrate just how important it is to be a part of the family of God.

We should never underestimate the significance of being part of the church.

Not church as a building, or an institution.

But church as a group of people interacting with “one another”. Indeed there are many “one another passages” in Scripture which tell us exactly how the church should function.

Be devoted to one another ... (Rom 12:10)

Be kind and compassionate to one another … (Eph 4:32)

Live in harmony with one another … (Rom 12:16)

Accept one another just as Christ accepted you ... (Rom 15:7)

Serve one another in love ... (Gal 5:13)

Forgive one another ... (Col 3:13)

Spur one another toward love and good deeds ... (Heb 10:24)

Encourage one another ... (1 Thess 5:11)

All of these “One Another passages are spoken to the church and those who are members of the church. Jesus died and gave His own blood so that grieving mothers find sons and sons find mothers. In other words there should be no one who is uncared for when they are in the body of Christ.

It all comes back to what we said earlier.

Not even Mary has a special privilege.

And even Mary, the Mother of Jesus, needs the support of the people who are the church.

Let’s remember the importance of Christ in the middle of all the needs of our lives.

Let’s remember the importance of the Church as we travel the spiritual journey together.

For we need Christ.

And we need “one another”.

All of this is possible because Jesus looked and saw His mum and did what He does for all of us … He loved her and gave her a future.

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