LIVING SEEDS DEVOTIONALS
(Life Transforming Words)
Day:175|Thursday|June 24th| 21
************************************* THE SON OF MAN BE GLORIFIED.
And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. John 12:23(KJV). Jesus begin to speak in paradoxes concerning his death, resurrection and ascension. This passage chronicles the winding down of Jesus public ministry. Jesus talks about his death, which he refers to as being glorified and lifted up and has a final exchange with the Jewish leaders who are intent on discrediting and killing him.
Being glorified (doxazō) seems like a strange way to describe one's death, but we see this idea in the great Suffering as prophecy by prophet Isaiah
See, my servant will act wisely;
he will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted. (Isaiah 52:13). Jesus seems to use being glorified to refer to his death, resurrection, and ascension. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified (doxazō). (John 7:39b)
Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him. (John 12:16b). Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him. (John 12:41). To the men on the road to Emmaus, Jesus explained the Scriptures and then said:
Did not the Christ have to suffer these things and then enter his glory? (Luke 24:26)
It's like us humans to think that suffering and pain are bad, and ease is good. But when do we learn the most. When do we make the greatest strides forward. When we're really struggling. We look back at some of those times and marvel how God has helped us.
It's in the afflictions that God's glory shines its brightest (Rom 8:18-19). When a lame man walks. When a man born blind sees, the dead raised back to life, with all these, It's at times like that the Jesus glory peeks out for all to see. And on dark day of the cross, when Jesus says, It is finished, and breathes his last, his glory blazes out once more as the power of Satan and sin are broken, sin is atoned, and men and women are set free. Beloved, Jesus is coming to appear in glory again to glorify his own saints on the last day of our glorification. Will you and I be raptures on the last day. Shalom!!!
SHALL WE PRAY: Father in the name of Jesus, help me by your mercy to be glorified with you when you appear again in glory.
THE BIBLE THROUGH:
Job 38- 40
MEDITATION
Matthew 20:1-20
SURE PROPHECY: I stand in my office as an Apostle of God, I decree that this year will not end, until the full load of your blessings is release in Jesus name.
Gifted Hands!!!
©Thomas Adegbile, Senior Pastor, Revealed Life Christian centre. 08035868741
