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May 8, 2018
The Bible contains many stories of inadequate servants who glorified God through their frailty. But what about Jesus Himself? Is He too a “jar of clay”? As Jesus approached the culmination of His ministry, He spoke not of success but of sacrifice. This sacrifice, Christopher Ash notes, was necessary and costly, but ultimately fruitful—and it remains so today for pastors who follow in Christ’s humble footsteps.
20Now eamong those who went up to worship at the feast were some fGreeks. 21So these came to gPhilip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22Philip went and told hAndrew; Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23And Jesus answered them, i“The hour has come jfor the Son of Man to be glorified. 24Truly, truly, I say to you, kunless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25lWhoever loves his life loses it, and mwhoever nhates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26If anyone serves me, he must ofollow me; and pwhere I am, there will my servant be also. qIf anyone serves me, rthe Father will honor him.
27s“Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, tsave me from uthis hour’? But vfor this purpose I have come to uthis hour. 28Father, glorify your name.” Then wa voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29The crowd that stood there and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, x“An angel has spoken to him.” 30Jesus answered, y“This voice has come for your sake, not mine. 31zNow is the judgment of this world; now will athe ruler of this world bbe cast out. 32And I, cwhen I am lifted up from the earth, dwill draw eall people to myself.” 33He said this fto show by what kind of death he was going to die. 34So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that gthe Christ remains forever. How can you say that hthe Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?” 35So Jesus said to them, i“The light is among you jfor a little while longer. kWalk while you have the light, lest darkness lovertake you. mThe one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. 36While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become nsons of light.”
When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them.
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