The worldly love of a mother who does not resemble Jesus' love is not the same as loving her children with the love of the Lord!

The worldly love of a mother who does not resemble Jesus' love is not the same as loving her children with the love of the Lord!

Among Jesus' disciples were two brothers, James and John. Their father was Zebedee, and their mother came to Jesus with her two sons, bowed down, and asked for a favor. She said to Jesus, 'Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your kingdom' (Matthew 20:20-21).

Why did the mother of James and John make such a request of Jesus? Of course, she did not fully understand what she was asking of Jesus when she made this request (v. 22), but I believe her ultimate intention was that she wanted her two sons to become great and be first. Therefore, after hearing her request, Jesus, seeing the anger of the other ten disciples (who were upset with James and John), told them, 'Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave' (vv. 26-27). Jesus came not to be served, but to serve (v. 28). However, it seems that the mother of James and John wanted her two sons to be served. The worldly love of a mother who does not resemble Jesus' love is not the same as loving her children with the love of the Lord!