Behold Your Son Behold Your Mother
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26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
Jesus the God Man suffered on the cross, while He died on the cross for the sins of the whole world. While at that very hour He fulfilled scripture and finished the monumental task that He alone can accomplish and by which alone man can be reconciled to God...
He did not turn away from His humanity, family ties and His obligation and love for His human mother, Mary. He cared for her welfare.
By saying Woman, behold your son to His mother Mary and Behold your mother to the disciple whom He loved. which is always the way John referred to himself. Jesus made sure His mother will be taken care of.
You see that in verse 27, when the Bible said “And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
What can we say about our savior..
While He suffered in severe agony, dying on the cross.. He still thought not of Himself but of others..
In fact, most of His seven last words were not a cry of complaint, a plead for rescue but words said on behalf even of His enemies, “Father forgive them,,” , a word of reassurance to the dying thief: “today you will be with Me in paradise..”
When He said My God My God Why have You forsaken Me..
Jesus cared for others more than Himself..
While Jesus cared for Mary’s physical needs of shelter and food, He cared for Her spiritual needs. It was the tradition that when the eldest son died, the care for the elderly mother would be passed to the next male sibling. Jesus could have passed the responsibility of caring for His mother to James or to Jude.. but He entrusted Mary to His disciple John.. because at that point, his brothers were not saved and did not believe in Him.. and it was for Mary’s greatest spiritual interest that she stayed with John..
Even in death, Jesus cared for the spiritual welfare of His family..
As for John, I believe that since he was the only disciple who stayed with Jesus, the only one brave enough to be with the women to stand with Jesus on the cross.. Jesus rewarded Him with the privilege of taking the Lord’s place in Mary’s life.
The lesson I believe is this, if the King of the universe cared for others in the midst of suffering, we should also be selfless and think of others more highly than ourselves. The Lord cares for families, Let us also give the highest importance to the spiritual needs of those we love the most. And remember, our love and loyalty to Jesus will be rewarded with the privilege of winning and nurturing those Whom He loves the most.. the souls of many men, women and children.
