The Hour of Glory
Even when shadows fall, light is breaking through—glory is on the horizon.
Devotional Credit: Immeasurably More
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Jesus didn’t shrink back from the cross. When He declared, “Father, the hour has come” (John 17:1), it wasn’t a sigh of resignation, but a cry of anticipation. He had long awaited this hour—not as the end, but as the beginning of the fulfillment of all He came to accomplish. Unlike our tendency to see difficult moments as loss or endings, Jesus saw His hour of suffering as a gateway to eternal fruitfulness.
Throughout His ministry, Jesus had said again and again, “My hour has not yet come.” He wasn’t just tracking time—He was waiting for the appointed moment when the grain of wheat would fall into the earth and die, so that it might bear much fruit (John 12:24). He knew that true life would not come through performance or miracles alone, but through death that leads to resurrection.
This is the hour of glory. It doesn’t look glorious at first glance—there’s betrayal, suffering, and death. But in God’s economy, glory always passes through surrender. And this surrender is not reserved for Jesus alone. We, too, encounter moments—our own “hours”—when we must choose whether to cling to self or release our lives into the hands of the Father. These moments feel like loss, but they are actually bursting with potential.
When we come to the end of ourselves and lay it all down—not in despair, but in trust—we step into the life Jesus died to give us. Every “hour” we face can become, like His, a doorway to glory.
✍🏼 Personalized Journal Entry – Voice of the Holy Spirit Through Scripture
This is the hour.
Not one of finality, but of fullness. Not the end, but the beginning.
I do not bring you to these moments of surrender to diminish you—I bring you to multiply My life through you.
Jesus embraced His hour with open hands, knowing that life must pass through death to be truly fruitful. He didn’t fear the cross because He trusted the Father. In the same way, I bring you to your “hours”—those moments when comfort must give way to calling, and self-preservation to surrender.
You may look at the situation and call it a setback, a disappointment, even a death. But I call it an hour of glory. An hour for My life to be revealed through your yieldedness. If you cling to your plans, your image, your will, you will remain alone. But if you release all that into My hands, you will see fruit beyond what you can imagine.
This hour is not meant to crush you but to consecrate you. You are not walking into a grave—you are walking into resurrection. Through every small death to self, My life rises within you. The world may not see it yet, but heaven rejoices.
So trust Me. Step forward. Say with Jesus, “Father, the hour has come.” And know that I am already on the other side of this moment, unfolding glory in ways you cannot yet see.
Scriptures referenced: John 17:1; John 2:4; John 7:30; John 12:24; Romans 6:4–5; Galatians 2:20
🪞 Real-Life Analogy
It’s like pruning a rose bush. At first, the cuts seem harsh—removing what looks alive and vibrant. But the gardener knows that without the cut, the plant will remain overgrown and unfruitful. In time, the pruned branches bloom with more beauty than before. What seemed like loss was actually preparation for more life.
🙏🏼 Prayer of Confidence
Father, I thank You for the sacred hours that come—not to take life from me, but to reveal the life of Christ in me. I rejoice that what looks like surrender is actually Your path to fruitfulness. Because Christ lives in me, I embrace every hour of letting go as a step into Your abundant provision. You have already given me resurrection life. I rest in that truth today and trust that You will bring forth Your glory through my surrendered heart.