A Voice from Heaven – John 12:27-36

²⁸ Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” (John 12:28 ESV) Thus far in chapter 12 of the Gospel According to John, we have seen The King’s Anointing, The King’s Arrival, and the King’s Announcement. The chapter moves on to The King’s Affirmation. To affirm something is to agree with, to give approval. There is no greater approval or affirmation than that of our Creator, God the Father. In this passage, Jesus models for us what it’s like to live one’s life in such a way that God himself affirms who we are and what we are doing. The reason for this affirmation is that Jesus pursued the glory of the Father above all things. We, too, are called to glorify God. Our historic confessions and creeds as well as hymns that we sing all testify to this. But we find within ourselves a spiritual war – we are impressed and intrigued by the glory of ourselves