1 Samuel 8 & 9, John 12: 1-26, Psalm 78: 17-31
John 12: 23-24 (ESV)
“And Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of
Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls
into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.”
Verses 23 and 24 are Jesus’ prophetic words about what was
about to happen to him. He knew that his time on the cross was almost upon him,
and that he would need to die like wheat to bear much fruit. And that fruit
would be become the sacrificial Lamb of God for our sins, and his glorification
when he would be resurrected three (3) days later.
I am always astonished when I read about Christ’s calm
acceptance of his fate. He loved his people so much and he was completely
surrendered to his father’s will for his life. Christ provides a model for us
for how we need to accept our fate in lfe. We must be totally surrendered to God’s
will for our life, and we must have the faith to know that we are doing will
ultimately serve God’s plan not only for us but for all of humanity.
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