John 12:20-33 Darby Translation

20 And there were certain Greeks among those who came up that they might worship in the feast;

21 these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and they asked him saying, Sir, we desire to see Jesus.

22 Philip comes and tells Andrew, [and again] Andrew comes and Philip, and they tell Jesus.

23 But Jesus answered them saying, The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified.

24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except the grain of wheat falling into the ground die, it abides alone; but if it die, it bears much fruit.

25 He that loves his life shall lose it, and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal.

26 If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall be *my* servant. [And] if any one serve me, him shall the Father honour.

27 Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on account of this have I come to this hour.

28 Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, I both have glorified and will glorify [it] again.

29 The crowd therefore, which stood [there] and heard [it], said that it had thundered. Others said, An angel has spoken to him.

30 Jesus answered and said, Not on my account has this voice come, but on yours.

31 Now is [the] judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out:

32 and I, if I be lifted up out of the earth, will draw all to me.

33 But this he said signifying by what death he was about to die.

 

On this day we see Jesus (son) coming to grips with God's (father's) will. Jesus came as man. The same feelings that you and I go through.

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I hate pain. Pain hurts. And when I suffer pain, even the smallest amount, mental or physical, I pray for God to take it away. I can't understand that if God loves me so much, why won't He take it away.

I can understand if I've done wrong I need to be punished. Even if I don't want to be. But what if my pain was used to save someone else from an eternity of pain?

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I know how we praise God for His healing power in our lives. How we praise God for His goodness when He blesses us.

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But what about when it seems as if God doesn't care?

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Remember, God's infinite wisdom and His goodness. Pray for God to open our eyes to the times that it seems to us as if He has forgotten us.