The Glory of Jesus

John 12:37-41 Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. 38This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: "Lord, who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" 39For this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40"He has blinded their eyes and deadened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them." 41Isaiah said this because he saw Jesus' glory and spoke about him.

Isaiah saw the glory of Jesus and he spoke about Him. What is that glory? John like Isaiah testified, spoke of this glory of Jesus. The glory that they refer to is that of the glory of the cross through Jesus death and resurrection they experienced the glory of Jesus. What is it, it is the one thing that the people of God, failed to see and would not see, it is the one thing that we must see. The glory of Jesus is the life changing power of His death and resurrection, it is the freedom that we have from sin, it is the healing spiritually that takes place in our lives as we put our faith and trust in Him. The glory of Jesus is that we can have life and have it more abundantly. The glory of Jesus is that our lives our changed for eternity and that we have a friend who is closer than a brother. The glory of Jesus is that we have been created to do good works and to glorify His name. The glory of Jesus is that we have the responsibility to tell others about the Gospel message and to help others see this same glory. Both Isaiah and John saw that glory and it forever changed their lives, but they could not just sit on it, they spoke of it through their words and through their actions. I wonder today does my life reflect the glory of the Jesus? Do others see in me His glory and wonder? Today may I live in such a way that others see the life changing power of Jesus Christ because I have been forever changed.

Father give me the strength today to live for you and may your favor rest on me that I might live so that others might come to know your son and experience the glory of Jesus for themselves.