We are also the ‘disciple, whom Jesus loved’
V2 interesting how the Bible uses “the other disciple, whom Jesus loved’, without mentioning that disciple’s name. Why? It matters that he is loved by Jesus, as can be seen through the emphasis by using that term. Just like all of us believers who are also loved by Jesus, we are also the disciples whom Jesus loved. With Jesus’ love comes everything - God’s creation, all our blessings, our existence, eternal life. God has love for us, is love and is the source of love.
1 John 4:8 - He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Jesus is ‘my Lord’
V13 Mary uses the term “my Lord”, not ‘the Lord’, but “my Lord”.
Jesus is the Lord. However, Jesus is also our Lord and should also be ‘my Lord’ to each of us. This shows us that a personal relationship with God is important. We must build our relationship with God through spending time with God in prayer, reading His Word, and trusting in Him.
We are blessed
V29 “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed”
We are blessed, because we have not seen Jesus, yet we still believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Through Jesus, we will have eternal life.
V29-31 reading these verses shows us how true and real this faith is.
V31 these records are written for us to believe in Jesus and this verse shows us to believe what we read in the Bible.
Finally, these two verses tie together Jesus’ love for us and how believing we may have life in His name.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
1 John 4:9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
