TOPIC: I WILL DRAW ALL MEN UNTO MYSELF
TEXT: John 12:31-36(NKJV)
12:31. “Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be cast out.
12:32. “And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all [peoples] to Myself.”
12:33. This He said, signifying by what death He would die.
12:34. The people answered Him, “We have heard from the law that the Christ remains forever; and how [can] You say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up’? Who is this Son of Man?”
12:35. Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
12:36. “While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.
STUDY:
Imagine this scene: Jesus, surrounded by a crowd, speaks boldly about his upcoming death. The world sees the crucifixion of Jesus as a defeat but Jesus saw it as a means of victory. Instead of lamenting his fate, He declares with confidence “If I be lifted up, I will draw all men to myself.” Christ’s lifting here is not of the humiliating death on the cross but of a deeper meaning, symbolizing Jesus’ purpose – to offer himself as a sacrifice for the salvation of mankind. This reveals the heart of God’s love and redemption plan. Jesus didn’t shy away from his crucifixion, He saw it as the transformative power of sacrifice, and not humiliation. In the earlier Chapter (8:12), Jesus described himself as “The light of the world,” without which anyone who walks, is in darkness.
Phos is a Greek word for light, meaning anything that produces brightness. Light is anything that reveals things or makes them manifest (Eph.5:13b); it is the absence of darkness. According to John Piper, “The light of Christ is the brightness of God shining on the retina of the human soul.” He is the light to both the Jews and the Gentiles. Isaiah describes the desperate and hopeless state of a man without Jesus, the Light (Isa. 59:10-15). Beloved, will you be drawn to this wonderful love? Have you tasted Calvary? Today is the day, tomorrow may be too late!
PRAYER:
Father, I submit to your love take my heart let it be thine own
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