The Christian calendar denotes this week as Holy week, recognizing the last few days of Jesus life on this earth. Let’s follow Jesus on a day at the beginning of the week. The focus scripture is John 12:20-50. I believe any day spent with Jesus was a big day. On this day, Jesus shares with the crowd that the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
He shares a story regarding a grain of wheat. He tells them, if one grain of wheat falls to the earth and dies, in so doing, it will bear much fruit. He shares that His soul is troubled, but for this purpose he has come to this hour. He says, “Father glorify your name!”, and a voice came out of heaven saying, “I have both glorified it and will glorify it again.” The crowd gathered there witnessed the voice, some saying it sounded like thunder and others said an angel spoke to Jesus. Jesus himself said, “The voice is for your sake, not mine.”
He warned them that the time for judgment was upon the world and the prince of the world would be driven out. He told them he had not come to judge the world, but to save it. He let them know his words were sent from the Father. He spoke just as the Father told him. These spoken words will judge the one who rejects him at the last day.
Some believed and confessed Jesus as the Son of God, the light of the world. By confessing belief in Jesus, they also confessed belief in the one who sent Him. Many, even rulers, did believe but were afraid to confess for their fear of being thrown out of the synagogue. They loved the approval of man more than the approval of God. Learn from their mistake and do not let fear of any kind keep you from confessing that Jesus is the Son of God.
God sent Jesus into the world to grant us eternal life! Believe in him, confess Him, and obey Him this Holy Week and for the rest of your life.
Dear Father, Thank you so much for sending your precious Son into this world to redeem us. The love it took for you to do such a thing is indescribable. I acknowledge this gift you gave as your one and only Son and redeemer of the world. In His name, Amen
Terry Smith
Stephenville, TX
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