“Father, glorify Your name!” Then a voice came from Heaven “I have glorified it, and will glorify it again.” John 12:28
If we had been in Jerusalem 2000 years ago and witnessed Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead, or at least heard about if through the local news line, we too would have been part of the crowd that heard this conversation between God the Father, and God the Son.
These are the last earthly moments Jesus shared with the general public. He would soon cloister Himself with His closets friends and then only His disciples, but in these final words Jesus faced His physical death, the mystery we must all experience. In His troubled heart Jesus finds God’s assurance.
A glorified name, past, present, and forever more is the hope of the world. Jesus submits to God’s will and asks only for a glory that will assure Grace and Mercy for all humankind. God responds, I’m here and I’m not going anywhere!
If it was good enough for Jesus, it is beyond good enough for me!
Love,
Gretchen