Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now will the ruler of this world be cast out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to show by what kind of death he was going to die. So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.”
When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
(ESV)
—John 12:27-36
by: Paula Davis.
Everything Jesus did was designed to glorify God’s name. What a difference it would make if every believer lived his or her life in the same way. What if, instead of doing what we want and going after earthly pleasures, we truly put God first? Impossible, you say? Remember we have the same Holy Spirit living in us that gave Jesus the power to live for God’s glory when He lived on earth—fully human. I am going to make more effort to see what God could do through me if I will set aside my desires and seek only His will. Will you join me?
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