Most of us have faced a time in our lives when a

hard choice or toughdecision has had to be made. Sometimes, when we

look back on those events we see that, our lives, and the lives of

others, were greatly impacted by the decision we made. In John

12:20-36, Jesus reached a critical decision point in his life on

earth. His hour had come and he had to decide whether to continue

on the path set out for him by the Father, recognizing that his

life, the lives of his disciples, and the lives of everyone else on

earth (past, present and future) would be greatly impacted by his

decision. In John's record of Jesus' choice, we see both the glory

of Christ our Lord and the framework for working through the most

difficult times we will face in our lives. Jesus showed us the way

to live a life worthy of Him and greatly impact others for

good.