John the Baptist said of Jesus in John 3:30, “He must increase, but I must decrease.” He understood Jesus’ role. Jewish leaders of the day weren’t as accepting. As they watched people turning to Jesus, they feared a loss of their influence and power. They plotted to kill both Lazarus and Jesus to maintain their status, not realizing Jesus didn’t operate in the ways of the world. They sought power within their hierarchal leadership structure, but Jesus came as a servant. As he continues his series on the gospel of John, Minister Aaron Hill tells us that Jesus told His disciples in John 12:23 that the hour had come that the Son of Man would be glorified. The Pharisees were willing to kill to keep their power; Jesus was willing to die to offer salvation to the whole world. His glorification looked like pain; it looked like suffering; it looked like weakness, but without Jesus’ glorification, there is no salvation. There is no life. Our lives are nothing without a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.