John 12:27, 28 (NLT)
“Now my soul is deeply troubled. Should I pray, `Father, save me from what lies ahead’? But that is the very reason why I came! Father, bring glory to your name.”
Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “I have already brought it glory, and I will do it again.”
A Theme to Remember:
Two lines in this prayer offered by our Lord contrast the horror of the cross with the victory it represents. Jesus knew what suffering awaited Him. Yet He also was certain in His resolve to finish the work for which He had come: to redeem humanity and to bring lasting glory to the name of the Father.
Words to Remember:
Man of Sorrows! what a name,
For the Son of God, who came;
Ruined sinners to reclaim!
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
–Philip Paul Bliss