Read today’s texts first: Jeremiah 23-25; John 19
Jesus cares for everyone
but He also cares for every one!
but He also cares for every one!
Following up on yesterday’s thoughts on God’s love, today we read about His incredible care. First, in Jeremiah we hear from the Great Shepherd about His concerns for the flock. Then we see in John an example of the personal care He showed His widowed mother, while He is suffering the most excruciating pain imaginable.
In His warnings to careless undershepherds, you can sense tender care for His people: Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not bestowed care on them, I will bestow punishment on you for the evil you have done,” declares the Lord. “I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number. I will place shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or terrified, nor will any be missing,” declares the Lord (23:2-4).
That passage reminded me of the Good Shepherd comparisons Jesus made in John 10. Then, in chapter 18, we see one of the most beautiful examples of His selfless, caring nature. Keep in mind this poignant moment happens while He is enduring unbearable torture: When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home (19:26,27). Joseph, His earthly dad must have passed away by this time, and Jesus, as Mary’s eldest son, cared enough to make sure she was cared for after He was gone.
“Lord, Your selfless concern for one person while You were sacrificing Your life for all mankind, assures me of Your care for me, and inspires me to care that much for others.”
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