The Seven Last Sayings
of Christ—part 3
John 19:26-27, “When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the
disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold
thy son! Then saith he to the disciple,
Behold thy mother!”
The third saying of Jesus when He was being crucified was, “Woman,
behold your son and son Behold your mother.”
The incarnate Jesus was very God but he was also very man. He was the first born son and with that birthright
came the responsibility of the care of His mother. So, when He was suffering that cruel
crucifixion, He took care to make sure that His earthly family relationships
were taken care of properly. If earthly
family relationships meant that much to Jesus, surely Christian musicians must
take care of their family relationships.
Some Christian
musicians get so busy serving God that he or she fails to care of their
families. When a musician makes the
statement I cannot take care of my family properly because I must put my music
ministry first, that musician is not following Christ’s example. Always putting one’s music ministry first
sounds very spiritual, but it actually is not if that musician’s family
responsibilities are neglected. Christ
left each of us with a beautiful example of fulfilling the work of God and
caring for family at the same time.
Song for the Day “Our
Great Savior” by J. Wilbur Chapman
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