John 13:31-38
verse 31 finally we return now back. To where we were before this pandemic descended. Ponus last week. I took you through a backup Sherman and John 1. And as we learned earlier in our study here. John chapters 13 to 17 All take place on one night to remember. This is still Thursday night of the passion week. This is the night of Jesus and the disciples celebrating the Passover in the upper room as we study last night. This is the last time this is the night. That Jesus is betrayed by Judas. It's also the night when Judas Jesus will go to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. After which you'll be arrested he'll be put through mock trials. This is the night. Before he will be crucified.
the uniqueness of this section here and John's 13 through 17 is that this is going to be as you're going to see the place where Jesus leaves his legacy to his own to his disciples and not only two disciples. But also to all Christians who would come after them. This is his legacy to all of us who are believers. all believers for all time and it's all laid out in these chapters in a very amazing fashion. Jesus as I said last time makes all these incredible Promises to the disciples in chapters 13 through 16 and then He prays for those promises that he makes to the father in chapter 17. He goes further out past the disciples and extends those prayers for those promises to all believers for all time. And so really what this is you can kind of look at it like this. This is Jesus's final will and testament this is the night before he dies. And remember it's all activated by the Betrayal of Judas review that we looked at last time look at verse 27 with me. Remember after Jesus had identified Judas as the betrayer. We studied that Satan himself literally entered into Judas and Jesus there and verse 27 looks at him and says What you do do quickly? And Judas then heads out into the night in verse 30 having already set up the Betrayal for the negotiated price of 30 pieces of silver. What's Judas was gone then? Only the 11 the true disciples were left and then next in verse 31. Judas is out of the picture. Jesus then turns his words to those who are his own and let's first read our texts together that we're fixing to study. Look there and verse 31. And we're going to read all the way down to the end of the chapter and verse number 38. starting verse 31 therefore when he had gone out talking about Judas. Jesus said now is the son of man glorified and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him immediately. Little children. I am with you a little while longer. You will seek me and as I said to the Jews now, I also say to you that where I am going. You cannot come a new commandment. I give to you that you love one another even as I have loved you that you also love one another by this all men will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another Damn, there's a lot of popular in familiar symbols that Christian like to use to display their loyalty to Christ. Think about it many people wear a cross Christian jewelry t-shirts hats bumper stickers and all of those things are fine to use as an as an open and public display and testimony of our Christian faith, but we also understand that every car. with a bumper sticker is not necessarily occupied by Christians, right? I mean, we understand that every person is wearing a cross or a Christian t-shirt or hat. They may or may not be the truest representation of a genuine believer. Nothing wrong with displaying your faith in those ways. But if you want to know whether or not someone is genuinely a Christian. Then obviously you're going to have to go below the surface. You got to start talking about something other than external material symbols, and you've got to get down to what is happening on the inside of a person. What marks a genuine believer in Christ? Is something that happens in the heart? Because a True Believer. Has had a miracle happen in their life. They have been. Regenerated and as I've told you many times before we lose sight of that fact, very often that regeneration is really and truly a miracle from God for God to take a sinner depraved by Nature by birth and turn them into a Believer regenerate them bring their dead spirit to life. That is a real bona fide Miracle when a person has that happened to them. They've been transformed they have been totally changed. They haven't been perfected of course, but they really have gone through a true and complete metamorphosis in their life. They look at my life for a prime example of that. And every single bit of that every aspect every part connected to Regeneration is all God's doing we can't just drum up regeneration on our own. So that's why we say that regeneration is a miracle and if we asked the question then What is it that marks this transformation? What is it that gives us evidence that that Miracle has happened in a person's life. It's at that point. That we're getting to the reality of who really is a genuine believer in Christ. stamp thing about this in general What are the things that we are most known by two other people? Are the things that are important to us? The things that are most precious to us. In a word we could say we are known to others by what we love. In fact, maybe the simplest explanation of a Christian comes in the fruit of the spirit in Galatians 5 the Fruit of the Spirit. Is the evidence of the spirit's presence which is evidence of conversion and regeneration. And a list of the fruit of the spirit, when does it start it starts with love? Right? Love joy peace gentleness long-suffering patient self control. Those are attitudes that flow out of love. And what we are to be no for particularly as we consider the words of Jesus here in our text for today.
is our love it's our love that drives all those other things. After Jesus commanded you just to get out and Judas activated his betrayal. As I said Jesus is then left to address his true disciples. And the very first thing that he does is have a conversation with them. He has an interaction with them. That hits at the reality of their salvation. As I said, this is his Farewell Address to his disciples. and for all of us for all Christians for all time in this section Jesus makes these incredible personal private promises. For all that we could ever need or desire. And all of it flows out of that statement. That we saw at the end of verse 1 in this 13 chapter where it says this. Having loved his own who were in the world. He loved them to the end. Remember the Greek that's to the Limit. to the max Tender to the fullness of his Divine capacity to love which that capacity of course is infinite and eternal because he's God.
We all know from experience and really from what we read. That the last words of dying people on their Deathbed. Are usually a pretty good indication of what's inside their hearts. Final philosophies final expressions of affection final request final warnings things like that. but in this set of final words Jesus is Legacy that he's left his farewell address as we're going to study together. That there are no words from anybody anywhere at anytime. Who even come close? to the promises that Jesus is making in this next section 36 You'll find a very familiar verse by this all men will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another.
Again, that is what we are to be known by. down through history There been some people who? Profess to be Christians there have been some religious institutions in organizations that profess to be Christian, but who in fact turn out to be quite love less. And even in some cases down through history very brutal. But True Believers Are known by their love.
We can be known by our Doctrine. We can be known by our theology. That is what we believe. But what we believe is supposed to transform Our Lives what we believe in here is supposed to flow out throughout our actions in our interactions with those in the world around us. clasa final test Who We R E realize that the world is not so much convinced by our religion by our faith of Our Gospel and its content as they are by its power to change Think about this.
Let's ask a question. Why are Christians being treated the way that they are around the world even in our nation? Why are why are Christians being persecuted all around the world? Why is Christianity so despised and demeaned and continuously ma Even in our own media and entertainment sector. Why does there seem to be continuing ramping up of an all-out assault on the Christian faith? Well, You can make a simple comparison. In order to get an answer. People if you notice don't want to say anything against Islam. Do you know why? because they are afraid to what they get back from genuine believers. is love Is forgiveness and you know what that does that makes all of us is very vulnerable to all the animosity and the hatred and you know, why? Because there's no fear that they have of retaliation from us. Now as we dig into this text for today in versus 3138, we're going to take two Sundays to go through this entire text. We're going to find it. The subject of Love here is going to take three different directions first. We are marked by our love for God's glory. Second we are marked by our love for our brother's well-being. And third we are marked by a loving personal loyalty that we have to God. And this is good for us to study because all over the New Testament we we we we run up continually this issue of examine yourself examine yourself to see if you be in the faith that the need for us to know that we are genuine True Believers not for God to know he already knows for us to know for us to be sure. So, how do we know? How do we know that we've been converted? Well? These categories that I just gave to you are a very good litmus test are really as good a litmus test as you're going to find anywhere in the Bible and let's start with the first one. A genuine believer is marked by a love for God's glory. Which of course means automatically when we say that it means that you love the Lord if that is your concern. That is the most really. Foundational basic reality of what it means to be a Christian. Your concern for the glory of God you love God you love Christ. So the first commitment then is of a Christian is to be really consumed with God's glory. We we say it all the time from the old catechism. What is man's Chief in to bring glory to God? So, you know well 1st Corinthians, 10:31. in that verse whether you eat or drink or whatever you do do all to the glory of God. I told that to lady at the Museum. And I told that last week to someone at where I'm working now. That my work ethic on a day-to-day basis non Ministry work even is rooted and grounded with a desire to do a good job. Not just to do a good job. What to do a good job to bring glory to God it brings glory to God in my in my by vocational laborers to show up on time. To be effective and do the best that I can each and every day in the job that he's giving me to do. I believe that brings glory to God. It does for everybody for every Christian and your day-to-day work and whatever it is. That's what Paul is saying here whether you eat or whether you drink and he's just giving those us to examples and then he says whatever you do. Do all to the glory of God. That should be the Bedrock Foundation of our daily living as Christian people. It's the overarching purpose of our worship service. We say it every single Sunday. We want God to receive Glory from our worship service all the way through scripture. We are told glorify God glorify God. It's a it's a major thing. The Lord is even called The Lord Of Glory you can't speak of Glory. without speaking of him the New Testament lies this out and so many play. Let me give you just a few samples. The start with 2nd Thessalonians chapter 1 verses 11 through 12. This is Paul. He's praying for the Thessalonians. Says this to this end also we pray for you. Always that our God will count you worthy of your calling and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of Faith with power so that in the name of the Lord. Jesus will be glorified in you but the name of Jesus will be glorified In You by what you do? So what is the Believers primary preoccupation that the that the Lord would be exalted that he would be honored that he would be glorified again. That's the purpose of what we're doing right now in this place today. That is our purpose. We're preaching Christ through the Gospel of John in this worship service. No matter the fact that you're at home and we're here are our aim our desire. Is that Christ through the preaching through this service would be exalted and honored and glorified and you would be able to see in a deeper way.
Evermore deeper as we study the exaltation of Christ the Majesty of Christ the supremacy of Christ Peter writes this in 1st Peter, 4:11, whoever speaks. It's a dude. So as one who is speaking the utterances of God. I love this whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving watch this by the strength which God supplies so that look in all things. God may be glorified through Jesus Christ to whom belong the glory and Dominion forever and ever. Amen. it's to be all-consuming in Ephesians chapter 3 verse 20 Paul writes this Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works within us to him be the glory in the church and in Jesus Christ to all generations forever and ever amen. This team is constant throughout scripture and Jude. He closes his epistle out and Jude verse 24 and 25 now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to make you stand look at this in the presence of his glory blame list with great joy to the only God our savior through Jesus Christ Our Lord look at it again be glory majesty and dominion and Authority before all time and now and forever. Amen. You know what those verses are for those men. Those are those are doxologies that are just Outburst from them. They are they are they are there out bursting and demonstrating in writing that was coming out of their heart. They they they are they are just consumed with God's glory and they just Paul can't help himself in the middle of Romans. He just it just flows out of him as he's riding of all the excellencies of God all the glories of God. It just flows out of him in these dick doxologies. And that's the same with the rest of these writers as well. Paul write in 1st Timothy 1:17. And again another one down to the king Eternal Immortal Immortal invisible the only God be honor and Glory forever. And ever. Amen. Look this is clearly more than just lip service from these men. These are these are again just Outburst of what is going on on the inside of their regenerated Hearts. They they are consumed with the glory of God bringing glory to God in all that you do being deeply concerned in your life in my life about whatever it is that will bring glory to God. That is a serious mark I'm a True Believer. And as I tell you all the time. There's only two people that know if that's genuine and you yourself and God himself. That's it. That know if truly you do have this this this Desire with your life to bring glory to God to the follow that little saying the chief end of man is to bring glory to God and enjoy him forever.
Now let's get back to our text. This reality about bringing glory to God in this way is new to the disciples now think about this. Definitely as we get to this point this Thursday night. They had all of firmed. You are the Christ the son of the Living God. Yes, Jesus. We believe that. but in all honesty at this point their lives, we're still not focused directly on the glory of God and all things. Even though they got three of them had been to the Mount of transfiguration and had seen the glory of the Lord literally coming out of his flesh.
Even with that they were still primarily preoccupied with themselves. They were still up to the moment that they were going into the door of the upper roof. They were still having that argument about which of them would be greatest in the Kingdom. Who's going to sit on the right who's going to sit on the left? That argument had going on for months if not years. And it's still going on right up to this last bit of hours in the passion week.
As Jesus is now literally standing in the shadow of the Cross just hours away. stop Jesus opens up this discussion with his disciples Judas is gone. He starts by essentially focusing in this conversation on his own Glory as if To call them away from the preoccupation that they had with themselves. Look at verses 31 to 32. Therefore when he had gone out meaning Judas Jesus said now is the son of man glorified and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him. God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him immediately. And I'm telling you that the magnitude. And the waiting is of that language right there from from Jesus. It just simply cannot be overstated or exaggerated. As you read this and and knowing what we know and what all we've gone through with Jesus and the disciples through our whole study of the Gospel of John knowing everything that's happened is we study these last two years this appears as I read this to be coming out of Jesus like some kind of a relief now that Judas is gone. Because now that he's gone. Jesus knows right now the clock starts ticking right now. Everything is in motion to betrayal is in effect. The rest is going to occur in a few hours and the execution is going to happen tomorrow and now Jesus. Was judah's going can turn to be 11 and just pour out his heart and his mind to these true genuine believer. And the first thing please notice. The first thing that he wants them to know is this this is all about my glory you see the wording there. Why does he start with his glory?
Because at this point they're still consumed with their own Glory there there they were having such a hard time dealing with this.
Every time Jesus said I'm going to die. I'm going to die. What would they say? Oh, no Lord. It can't be that can't happen to remember one time. Jesus had to say to Peter get behind me Satan you Peter after the things of Satan right now. You're not after the things of God. Later in John 14. Thomas says Why are you going? And then he said we don't know where you're going and how in the world are we going to get there? the whole notion Oh, Jesus being gone away from them was really more than they could stand even after the resurrection go all the way into ax1. They are absolutely stunning and still in Acts. Once they are asking the question. Are you going to bring in the Kingdom now? Jesus is now when you're going to come and defeat the Romans and put Israel to his proper place. For a brief 33 years.
Jesus had completely thoroughly. humiliated himself to a degree that we can't even comprehend considering the glory he had before the foundation of the world. Just the fact that he had. condescended himself to become incarnate to the common human flash to actually live as a fetus and then an infant and then a child and then a young boy and then is the man. And he's God. It's just overwhelming in it. I think about he had completely. humbled himself in a way that no other person ever to live would be capable of humbling himself. Hebrews stricted the full manifestation of his glory and during his life and especially during his ministry. He had taken a terrible. amount of abuse the human beings that he created.
That brief blink of time those those 33 years in in the midst of Eternity. It was a blink. It's now at this point on Thursday night. It's coming to a close. And he knows it. He's very aware. And so as he points to his glory you can feel him saying I have finally made it. I am finally here. He affirms this again in John 17, and burst number four. And 5he he's praying to the father. and he says a glorified you honor having accomplished the work you have given me to do then burst 5 now either stun now father glorify me together with yourself with the glory which I had with you before the world was and so Thursday night he knows.
on this last night that he is literally on the brink of returning to That Glory.
He is. soon to be glorified
in all the infinite ways that only the god-man can be horrified.
And there are three distinct statement pertaining to his glory in the first couple of verses in this text. I want you to see Look again in verse 31.
He says now is the son of man glorified what they mean by now. So he means now it has finally arrived. after 33 years of waiting It's finally here. This statement has to do with the cross. This statement has to do with his death and also all the subsequent events that come after his death is resurrection his Ascension his exaltation, but it's all that is triggered by what happens tomorrow on Friday at Calvary. and the action of Judas the traitor on this night pulling the trigger to kick it all off. Into high gear that at this point wants Judas walked out of that door. the die was cast
and Jesus is referring to his death. By which he would be glorified in a sense. what he saying to the disciples is this This what I've been telling you about. This is for my glory in the cross. Think about it. Just hours away. Jesus is going to provide salvation for all who have ever and will ever be leave throughout all of human history.
Friday the next day he will vindicate all of the promises of God. He will the next day validate the cupboard of God. He will the next day destroy the power of sin and of death. Hours away he will be as our substitute satisfying God's holy Justice propitiating God by Faith by paying the price that God has deemed necessary.
He will be bearing in his body. the next day all the sins of all the elect of God throughout all of human history. He will fully and completely satisfied everything that God requires and you know, what, all of that deserves maximum Glory there is and all of Heaven and Earth No Act. so worthy of praise and honor in full Glory as this act of Jesus Christ now only hours away.
Andy now is the son of man Glorify, that's the meaning of those words. And then there's a second aspect in verse 31 look next in verse 31 and God is glorified in him. So at the same time the cross glorifies Christ. It also glorify the father God is glorified when his attributes or put on display right with its right to give God honor and praise and worship for all of his attributes like grace and mercy and omniscience and omnipotence and eternality and immune ability and in his fullness in comprehensibility and all the other attributes that make up who got is but there is nowhere in all of history where the glories of God the attributes of God come together in more clear Bowl relief. and at the cross for example The power of God is put on display at the cross. Death hell and the grave were defeated at the cross. Christ comes out on the other side of the grave in triumphant power and Glory also. God's justice his holy Justice his demonstrated at the cross. It is God who says in scripture the soul that sins it must die. But it is God who said the wages of sin is death and death. There will be We see it going around this right now death. There must be. And God's holy justice prevails at what happens on Friday? think of this
God is so just that he will even take the life. of his own beloved Son to uphold his Justice
if the sins of the world Are to be laid on his son? Then his son. Ordained by him must take the death. Did they deserve? consider that you will never ever see a greater illustration. Of the justice of God in the substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ, if you look in the Old Testament, do you realize this? I never thought of this until this week most of the Miracles in the Old Testament. actually kill people
If you're looking for miracles in the Old Testament, most of the miraculous events that occurred. kill people God drowned Entire own armies in his Justice he burned up people. In his justed holes open up in the ground and swallowed people. As God acted in judgment and wrath and in his Justice people work were literally killed by Angelic beings. All of these were Old Testament miracles of divine judgement. You know, why?
because God is perfectly just he can be nothing else other. Then perfectly just consider God look down on the world in Genesis. He saw that there was only evil continually in the hearts of men and women. That's all that there was in the world. Genesis all that as a just God he determined. to drown the entire human race to death except 8 people. Who had been established by him as true believers?
That was God's holy perfectly. Holy Justice on display, but considering that the strength of God's justice and the necessity of God's justice. takes on another dimension at the crossed because at the cross God is Not dumping his his Divine punishment on a deserving sinner as in those other cases his Justice. Go so far. That he will crush out the life of a sinless substitute. In order to uphold his holy Justice.
Isaiah says God laid on him the iniquity of us all.
the penalty of the law had to be enforced the Senate's of the law had to be executed even though it meant the slaying the criminal's death of his own beloved Son so God could not desist from his Justice. Do you understand if he ever did he would cease to be God? Because he is perfect in his Justice. but in addition God's love is also sing at the cross right in it. Because he did all of that for us. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son. This is Love not that we loved God says John but that he loved us and sent his son to be the satisfaction for our sins.
Think about this when we were his enemies he loved us.
when we hated him He loved us. And I'm really just scratching the surface here when it comes to the Cross think about it God's grace is displayed at the cross God's Mercy is displayed at the cross God's wisdom and being both just and the justifier of those who believe in Christ. Jesus are all displayed at the cross. So again, Jesus says in verse 31 now is the son of man glorified and God is glorified in him so that the cross stuffed up the father and the son glorify each other.
and the next in verse 32
If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself. So yeah God is glorified Christ and then next look at that phrase in verse 32 and will glorify him immediately. What is that? What is immediately mean? He's going to be glorified in the cross, but what's coming immediately after that? the resurrection
the Ascension the exaltation of Christ God has highly exalted Him scripture says and given him a name that is above every name that at the name of Jesus every knee would bow and every tongue would confess to the glory of God.
I think she has one. Concludes with that magnificent statement that Christ was raised from the dead and is seated at the right hand in the Heavenly places far above all Rule and authority and power and dominion and every name spelled his name not only in this age. What in the one to come to make sure that you get it all covered in straight in your mind.
Let me tell you.
in this Upper Room on this Thursday night Cheese's
I'm just on the verge. Of it all happening. Think about that. Judas is gone and the events are now in place tomorrow in his mind. He knows perfectly. I will be glorified.
for all eternity and the cross My Sunday, I'll be out of the Grave 40 days later. I will Ascend to heaven and that's the immediately that brings his glory in this verse to his combination.
now
why all of this look Max and verse 33? Jesus says little children I am with you for a little while longer. You will seek me and as I said to the Jews now, I also say to you where I am going you cannot, remember. He said that to the Jewish leaders back in versus chapter 7 and 8, but the difference with the disciples from what he tells told the Jews in chapter 7 and 8 if you skip down real quick that verse 36 He tells the disciples where I go. You cannot Follow Me Now. But you will follow later. But for now you cannot come. Jesus calls them little children. It's a rare phrase that the user for them it it's a term of affection. This little time between him and them on the Earth. This is a this over he knows it. And then I don't want him to go. You wouldn't wanting to go I wouldn't have wanted him to go in that situation that that they're trying to stand in the way. They don't mind him saying to the Jews your you're not going to be able to go where where I go went, but when they hear this for themselves.
Think about from their perspective. Not just put them over the edge.
And it is by his death that he will leave.
Time with them is done. And I'm telling you. They just cannot stand the thought of it think of the Miracles. They had seen think of all the experiences they had went through with Jesus over the past three years is nothing like it ever seen on Earth ever. They've been with him day and night for three years. Remember, they left everything behind to follow him. All their hope is in him. All their trust is him. So they are very sad and they are deeply troubled by this thought. Daddy's going away. And right now you can't come where I'm going. Vanasse look down and verse 37 Lord. Why can I not follow you right now?
Later in chapter 16. He's going to tell him you to have grease now, but I will see you again in your heart will rejoice and no one will take your joy from you. And so here in their final hours
leading up to the Cross what Jesus wants them to know is this? You have got to be committed to my glory no matter how it affects you in your life. I've been telling you I have to go and now it is my time to be glorified in the cross and the resurrection in the Ascension and being seated at the right hand of the father. It's time now after all this humiliation for my glory.
Remember again. the disciples at this point they're still all caught up in that Kingdom concept. She's going to come down by about the Romans and all the rest. You know why they were caught up with that? Because really all of that and their mom was leading to their Glory. Did they love him? Yes. Did they believe in him? Absolutely? But at this point they were not caught up with his glory and you know, what? them then us now we're all call as Christians to be caught up with the glory of God in our daily lives. We're all caught called to be in that attitude. That whatever happens to me. whether I live whether I die whether I catch the coronavirus or not. May Christ be glorified in my life One more point I'm just going to introduce this and we can close this out for the day.
These men are marked not only by their love for the glory of God, but I also love for others look next in vs. 34 and 35. A new commandment I give to you. That you love one another by this all men will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another not notice. He says this is a new commandment.
How is it new Leviticus 19 says love the Lord your God with all your heart soul mind and strength and love your neighbor as yourself.
So how is this a new commandment? Well, it's new in several different ways is new first of all because they hadn't figured that out yet. All they've been doing is arguing about who's going to be first place in the Kingdom. Remember? That's why none of them would wash the feet of any of the rest of them in the earlier passage. So so Jesus is telling them here. I've got to teach you something that as of now, you don't demonstrate that, you know,
secondly was new because Judaism as a religion was just filled with animosity and bitterness and strife and these men had been raised in that they had factions within faction the Pharisees look down on all the rest of the people with contempt and wouldn't interact with anybody who was Anna Faris eat soap. So if you're Jewish, yes, what Jesus is saying? This is new love hate come to another level with Jesus. Rabbi didn't wash anybody's feet. Jesus on this night is on the brink of altering his life for these disciples. That's the Pinnacle of Love greater. Love has no one than this that a man lay down his life for his friend. and in addition What the same coming of the Holy Spirit? They will have a new capacity to love noticing inverse 35 by this all men will know that you are my disciples if you have love for one another that's what marks us to.
And are forever Supreme example with this is of course Jesus himself.
in order to love people Especially those who are not so lovable. You have to humble yourself.
only humble people love biblically and according to the way God has designed love to be the disciples at this point. We're not humble. So for sure all this was new to them. And all of us when we come to Christ on his terms are given a new capacity to love 1st Thessalonians 3 and verse 12 and may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all people just as we do for you first Thessalonians chapter 4 verse 9. Paul says now has to go love of the Brethren. You have no need for anyone to write to you for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another look at that. You're taught by God to love one. Another Peter says in 1st Peter 4:8 above all keep fervent in your love for one another because love covers a multitude of sins the Greek there means an extended love. It means it means stretching a muscle as far as it will go. It's continual. Try to wrap this up for today.
Jesus is saying to them. and by application to us If you are my true disciple, you need to love me enough to concern yourself with my glory above all things and you need to love one another with a love that continues to flourish and increase and grow.
What a perfect word for us to hear in these unprecedented days that we're living it think of it. While we are quarantined while we are under the stay-at-home order. There are no two better ways to let our light shine stand by concerning ourselves with the glory of Christ and by loving one another let's pray Father in heaven we pray for you. To bind these things to our hearts and to our minds. We pray father that you would work in our lives. Convict us where we fail. Lord make us in an ever-increasing way be concerned For Your Glory. And humble us and help us to love one another to love our neighbor as we love ourselves Jesus name we pray. Amen. Well, I hope today.