John 17:1

John 17:1. These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, thee hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

The hour has come. The most important, the darkest, the most dreadful hour of Christ’s life was come. But he had only one thought in his mind. "Glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee." Beloved, when our hour comes - and we shall have hours of darkness - may we have nothing on our mind but that, - that God would help us to glorify his name. We shall not dread suffering if that be our one desire, became we shall see that suffering often gives opportunities to God for manifesting his own glory in the patience of his people.