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hile the Lord Jesus was here, are learned from Him of “faith, hope, love,
travelling over the Judean these three” (1Co 13:13 NKJV).
Wplains and moving through the In Mark 5, the three are taken by the
Galilean hills, there were various people Lord Jesus into the home of Jairus, one of
who had the privilege of spending time the rulers of the synagogue in a Galilean
with Him. There were “the women that town. There they witness the Lord Jesus
followed him from Galilee” (Luk 23:49). raise a twelve-year-old girl from the dead.
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Some of them “had been healed of evil It is in that home that we see the authority
spirits and infirmities” (8:2) and now, out of the saving Servant, and we learn a lesson
of devotion, followed the Saviour and on faith – the need of a trusting heart. Then
spent time with Him. the Saviour leads these three men “into an
Of course, it was a special privilege high mountain … and he was transfigured
for “the twelve” to spend time with the before them” (Mar 9:2). In that mountain,
Lord Jesus. While they had different we view the glory of the sovereign Servant
backgrounds and unique circumstances, with a lesson on hope – the requirement
they were united in the fact that they were of a waiting heart. Finally, the Lord sepa-
called by the Lord “that they should be rates these three from the other eight in
with him” (Mar 3:14). They heard, saw the Garden of Gethsemane as He “began
and experienced things that many never to be sore amazed” (14:33). There in the
had the opportunity to witness. garden, we watch the agony of the suffering
However, among the twelve there were Servant and appreciate a lesson on love
three men in particular who had an even – the beauty of a submitting heart. May
the Lord ever help us when reading the
greater privilege. Peter, James and John Scriptures to see Christ and learn of Him.
formed an inner circle of closeness to
Christ, and on three different occasions Before we consider these three occasions
they were specifically taken to witness and and lessons from them, perhaps it would
to behold events in which they learned be good to refresh our minds with the
something of the Person of Christ. While background of these three men.
Matthew records one of the events and Their Career
Luke records two, only Mark details all
three. These three occasions in Mark’s Matthew, Mark and Luke give us an
Gospel give us a look at the loveliness of insight into the employment of Peter,
the Perfect Servant and the lessons that James and John before they were called
to follow Christ. They were well-seasoned
1 Bible quotations in this article are from the KJV fishermen of Galilee. In fact, one of the
unless otherwise noted. things that is highlighted in the record of

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