Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said,

Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. John 13:31

     The Last Supper is over. The betrayer has been revealed and Jesus and the disciples are perhaps out taking an after-dinner stroll. After all, a good walk after a meal aids in digestion. I don’t know if anything could help them digest the bread shared with Judas Iscariot.

     Jesus sees the plan unfolding before Him and He sees the glory in the plan. In fact He sees that both He and His Father are glorified. They are both to be praised for sticking to the plan. It hasn’t been a garden of roses so far. He’s been rejected, disrespected, and called a blasphemer and it’s about to get worse. Sweating blood worse.

    Yet He didn’t back down. He rose to every challenge, including the challenge to stay the course though there was a huge ice berg called Calvary ahead of Him. You would think He would save this statement for after the resurrection. A quick perusal of the gospels doesn’t reveal such a statement. He said, “It is finished.” with His last breath on the cross which has greater implications when you study the original language but no talk of God being glorified in Him.

      After His resurrection He spoke peace to the women who came to prepare His body for burial and wept because they thought His body had been stolen. He spoke peace to His disciples, taught Thomas a lesson about trust and gave instruction for their duties (and ours) until His return.

      In Him glory dwells. Through Him glory is given. Go. Stay the course. Glorify Him: the one Who sent you, has gone before you, and goes with you giving you peace.