Tuesday, March 26

John 12:20-36

In today’s passage we find Jesus in the final days of His earthly ministry visiting Jerusalem for what turned out to be the last time. While here some Greek (Gentile) believers who had also traveled to Jerusalem for the Passover encountered Jesus' disciples and requested a meeting with Him. Philip initially seems unclear on the protocol here and goes to ask Andrew what he thinks. The two finally decide to risk it and take these Greek believers to meet Jesus.

If these Gentiles had a specific question or request of Jesus it was not recorded, but it is likely they simply wanted to hear Jesus speak. The Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 1:22-24 “Jews demand a sign and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to the Jews and foolishness to the Greeks, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, it is the power and wisdom of God.”

And that’s exactly what happened here. Jesus had already predicted His coming death three times to His own people, and this time was no different. Jesus’ message was the same to the Jew as it was to the Gentile.

Today, consider from what you have been or need to be saved. Will you be the Jew who needs a sign? The Gentile who needs this to make sense or the one who sees this as both the wisdom and Power of God?

Nate Voorhees