Our church is doing a deep dive into the Gospel of John on Sunday mornings. This past Sunday we went through the first part of John chapter 2. It was a wonderful message and I thoroughly enjoyed the points brought out by our speaker. But one thought that wasn't brought out was about the words Jesus' mother, Mary, spoke to the servants after she told Jesus they had run out of wine at the wedding celebration they were attending.
Once, years ago, someone pointed out in a message that the words Mary spoke "Whatever He says to you, do it.” (or in another translation “Do whatever He tells you to.”) are the last recorded words she spoke. Mary, the mother of Jesus, points to Jesus, tells everyone to do whatever He says, and then fades into the background.
The first take-away for me is that I want to heed Mary’s words and do whatever Jesus, through the leading of the Holy Spirit within me, tells me to do. I want to lead a life of obedient service to God.
Mary’s last words were simple, direct and probably said with excitement and adoration. I can almost see her smiling, pointing to Jesus and saying “Whatever He says to you, do it.” and then thinking “After you do what He tells you to, stand back and watch what He can do! This is going to wow your senses!”
Jesus wows my senses! I am a mother and I am so proud of my children. I like to direct people’s attention to their abilities and accomplishments. I would never try to outshine my children or receive any credit for the amazing gifts God has given them. I can identify with Mary who knew Jesus and who He REALLY was. She wanted everyone to know how amazing He was (and still is).
The second take-away is that this is how I want my life to be characterized. I want my life to point to Jesus and then I want to fade into obscurity. I pray that my last words will be ones that lovingly point to Jesus as Savior, miracle-worker, shepherd, the answer to all our problems and questions, the only way to heaven, the only truth and the only door to eternal life.
That means I have to be really careful about every word that comes out of my mouth each day because I don’t know which moment will be my last!
What will your last words be?
Ijust love your blogs, thank you so much, they bring me back to Jesus even though he never left, he's in our hearts and i guess I'm trying to say, to guard my heart like you do your words and i like that to
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I am so thankful you are finding some encouragement here! Keep your eyes on Jesus and your feet will stay on the right path!
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