“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.” John 12:23-24 (ESV)
During the last week before Jesus died on the cross he was
in contact with many people in Jerusalem. In John's record we read in Chapter
12 about some people from Greek regions who came looking for Him. They said,
“We would like to see Jesus.” When the disciples tell Jesus what the Greeks asked,
His reply is found in today's verse. Instead of responding to the curious
sight-seers Jesus begins to talk about his coming death. When Jesus says “the
hour,” He refers to the time of His death, resurrection, and exaltation. Up to now,
Jesus’ hour had always been future. He knew that by dying on the cross He would
do more good for those Greeks (Gentiles) than by just satisfying their curiosity. We think of Jesus' death like a seed planted
which sprouts to bear many seeds. So Jesus, through his death and resurrection
has brought many people into the family of God. We don't know if those Greeks
ever believed in Jesus as their Savior but they could have. They wanted to see
Jesus. Maybe they did. Because He died, we have come to know Him and one day
will see Him in heaven.
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