Saturday, October 23, 1999
Saturday, October 23, 1999
The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.
When they found him they told him that some Greeks wanted to meet him. They knew from
experience Jesus considered no one a nuisance. Certainly, Jesus would want to meet people who
traveled such a great distance. Jesus, however, surprised them. He didn't say a word about going
to meet these visitors. Instead, he viewed this incident as a sign. Jesus said to the two disciples,
"The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified."
(John 12:23
NRSV)
Some Greeks were visiting Jerusalem. While there, they heard about a local celebrity who was
making quite a name for himself. It was said that he raised a man from the dead--a man named
Lazarus. These Greek tourists were intrigued. They sought out one of this itinerant teacher's
disciples--a man named Philip. Since Philip is a Greek name, they thought he might help them
meet his celebrity teacher. They spoke plainly to Philip, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus!" Until this
moment Jesus' ministry had been exclusively directed to the Jews. Philip was unsure what to do,
so he found Andrew and together they went to find Jesus.
Dear God, may my words and actions today glorify my savior. Amen.
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