Jesus’ Words in Red Troubled Heart

Jesus’ Words in Red

Troubled Heart

"Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say?

"Now my heart is troubled,

and what shall I say?

'Father, save me from this hour'?

No,

it was for this very reason I came to this hour.

Father, glorify your name!"

In the hour your heart is overwhelmed and sinks

Our Father’s purpose is Glory

Troubled Heart

You know when the heart is troubled…

It is when overwhelming circumstances

stand in the way of life as normal.

It is like your heart is on an elevator and as you

are going up to new heights, there is an abrupt stop.

 

The elevator carrying your heart falls.

It is the feeling of an amusement park

ride, but there is no one at the controls.

You know what I am talking about.

You have had times when your

heart sank and your fingers tingled.

Death in some ways has

abruptly entered your life.

Loss of something you valued

is, or is being, taken away.

So what do you do?

Jesus had that troubled heart feeling.

Staring Him in the face was the reality

that those who hated Him would kill Him.

He could no longer be seen in public without

fear of being caught, tortured and killed.  

Enjoying gatherings with friends

has now become impossible.

His world was shrinking.

All that was left to look forward

to was pain, suffering and death.

Jesus gives the natural response we

all give when our hearts are troubled…

 'Father, save me from this hour'

This is our natural cry even

if we don’t believe in God.

But Jesus said, “NO” to that cry.

Jesus believed He had a purpose.

Jesus lived with purpose.

Jesus did not define His

purpose, His Father did.

Jesus believed that not only did His life have

purpose but every hour of His life had purpose.

“No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.”

You and I are also here for a purpose.

There is not an hour of our

lives that do not have purpose…

Not even the hard and difficult hours.

In order for us to find our purpose when our

hearts are troubled, we must do what Jesus did.

Jesus said…

“Father, glorify your name!"

Jesus’ whole life, the times of miracles and the

times of persecution, was filled with one purpose…

“Father, glorify your name!"

Many times Jesus walked out of imitate danger.

We also know that He did

not walk away from the cross.

In every situation one thing mattered to Jesus…

“Father, glorify your name!"

Later in the Gospel of John, we

will see Jesus’ farewell address.

In it Jesus spends time teaching

us how to handle a troubled heart.

But here in John 12 we find Jesus giving us an

example of what to do when our heart is troubled.

Look for your hour of trouble

to give glory to the Father.

Then let the Father speak

to you and those around you.

“Then a voice came from heaven,

"I have glorified it, and will glorify it again."

Scripture Reading

John 12:27-33 NIV

27 "Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!"

Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it again." 29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.

30 Jesus said, "This voice was for your benefit, not mine. 31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. 32 But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all men to myself."  33 He said this to show the kind of death he was going to die.