Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Greeks Want to Interview Jesus

The people who saw Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead spoke freely about what they had seen. As a result the crowds around Jesus once again began to increase. The excitement was mounting until the Pharisees were frustrated accusing one another of not doing enough to stop this religious rebellion (John 12:17-19)

The stories about the miracles reached as far as Greece so that certain men made the trip to Jerusalem to find Jesus. They approached Philip telling him they wanted to speak with Jesus. Philip told his close friend Andrew and the two of them approached Jesus. I am quite sure they expected Jesus to take the time to speak with these men. Instead, Jesus talks to the disciples about sacrificing their lives for the sake of following him (John 12:20-27).

It may seem counter intuitive, but there are times when we are to focus on those following God than those who simply want to talk about him.