Some Greeks were among those who had come up to worship at the festival. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and made a request: “Sir, we want to see Jesus.” Philip told Andrew, and Andrew and Philip told Jesus. Jesus replied, “The time has come for the Human One to be glorified. I assure you that unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it can only be a single seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their lives will lose them, and those who hate their lives in this world will keep them forever. Whoever serves me must follow me. Wherever I am, there my servant will also be. My Father will honor whoever serves me. “Now I am deeply troubled. What should I say? ‘Father, save me from this time’? No, for this is the reason I have come to this time. 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 and said, “It’s thunder.” Others said, “An angel spoke to him.” Jesus replied, “This voice wasn’t for my benefit but for yours. Now is the time for judgment of this world. Now this world’s ruler will be thrown out. When I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to me.” (He said this to show how he was going to die.) (John 12:20-33, CEB)
We want to see Jesus…
Would you like to see Jesus? Most days I think I’m ready, but some days I don’t think I want to yet. But why does Jesus go into this long answer that has nothing to do with some Greeks wanting to see Jesus, or does it…
The Greeks were not part of the Jewish religion and yet Jesus was becoming known across the known world so people who were not a part of the Jewish religion were taking note of Jesus and wanting to know who he was.
So Jesus answer to wanting to be seen was saying that people get it, so now is the time the world will know.
Jesus came for all. Not just Jewish, not just people who believe, all. And so these outsiders want to know more, so now is the time.
How can we show those the church sees as outsiders that they are also part of all, regardless of what they see insiders saying? How can we show the world, and the church, that all means all, and only God gets to decide who isn’t all.
Love like Jesus and include all!
Loving People. Loving God.
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