John 12:20-33
Now among those who went up to worship at the feast were some Greeks. So these came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew; Andrew went with Philip and they told Jesus. And Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. He who loves his life loses it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. If any one serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also; if any one serves me, the Father will honor him. "Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? `Father, save me from this hour'? No, for this purpose I have come to this hour. Father, glorify thy name." Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing by heard it and said that it had thundered. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him." Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world, now shall the ruler of this world be cast out; and I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself." He said this to show by what death he was to die.
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An kamatajon ni Jesus sa krus Ija tagsalarawan bilang oras Nija sa kahimayaan – kay an kamatajon Nija amo ma’y magdaya nan kinabuhi sanan kahimayaan sa tawo.
Hing’kit’an ni Jesus na an Ija kamatajon sa krus an magresulta nan kadaugan batok sa puwersa nan kasay’anan sanan kadug’yuman.
Sa Ija susambingay dinhi na dili moduro an trigo kon dili anay ini moagi nan pagkamatay kay itanom man, buot Nija ipasabot na kinahanglan gajud Sija moagi anay nan kalisdanan sanan kamatajon adiser makab’ot nan kataw’han an pagkasalbar sa ila mga kasa’anan.
Amo na kon gusto gajud nato makatagamtam nan bag’ong kinabuhi na tag’gajang ni Jesus, kinahanglan ato gajud hikalim’tan sanan ilabog sa halajo an ato mga kinabuhing kanhi na mga mayaot, ibutang ini tanan sa kamatajon, pagkatapos, dawaton nato an ato pagka-bag’o na pagkamugna kan Christ.
Nagalaum ba kita permi kan Lord sanan malipajon ba nato na sun’don an dayan na Ija tagpili para dato?
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"Lord, let me be wheat sown in the earth, to be harvested for you. I want to follow wherever you lead me. Give me fresh hope and joy in serving you all the days of my life."
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