Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor. “Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it is for this reason that 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 standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die. (John 12:20-33, NRSV)
I always thought Jesus answer to the Greeks looking for Him was an interesting one.
What does the glory of the Son of Man have to do with Greeks seeking to see Jesus?
Everything!
You see Jesus came as the Jewish Messiah, who was to save God’s chosen people. But the Greeks, the heathens, were getting it also. They were seeking after Jesus. And because of the nations coming to Him, it was time for Him to fulfill the plan.
You see He is the grain of wheat. As if we didn’t already know that, but we need the reminder sometimes. And because He was lifted up and died, many will live. If He had not died, many would not have lived. Just as the wheat falling into the earth, that one piece of wheat becomes many!
So see His glory! And know that His death, gave you life!
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