John 12:27 (NKJV) 27 “Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? But for this purpose I came to this hour.
Jesus asked, “what shall I say?”. And then He answered His own question.
Jesus came for this hour, for one purpose, to glorify His Father on the cross by His sacrificial death.
He was troubled because He knew what He was about to face. It was not going to be easy, not even for the KING of kings, knowing that what He came to do was fast approaching.
What He did for His Father should be the heart of the church. It should move us. It is the very breath of Jesus’s work here; to see His Father glorified in everything He did!
He went to great lengths to obey the Father. And we, His children, should have the same heart as we learn to follow all of the examples set by Jesus in our individual walk with God.
We too may find ourselves troubled at times when we are called to obey and do something specific to glorify the Father.
These are moments when “the rubber meets the road,” so to speak. And we have to decide whether we will surrender to Someone greater and give up our own will in order for His will to be done.
It’s a challenge, and it can sometimes be very troubling. But it is worth every bit of that trouble if we choose to follow through.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443
401-439-3780
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