[매일성경 큐티] 3월 18일 (수) 요13:31~38,가장깊은 어둠속에서, 찬란한 영광이 시작되다

The true *'glory'* spoken of in the Gospel of John holds a meaning diametrically opposed to the world's notion of dazzling success or receiving applause from people. The essence of glory lies in the **full fulfillment of God the Father's will, not my own**. The specific meaning of glory presented in the Gospel of John is as follows: *The Glory of the Cross and Obedience:* While the world views the cross as shame and failure, the Gospel of John defines it as the **place where God's will is most clearly revealed and the moment of true glory**. Immediately after Judas left to betray Him—that is, at the very moment the suffering of the cross began—Jesus declared, "Now the Son of Man has been glorified." This is because the cross is a decisive event in which the Son completely obeys the Father, thereby perfectly revealing God's love and justice. *Mutual Glorification:* As Jesus reveals God's character and will through His obedience to the point of death on the cross, God the Father also glorifies the Son by revealing who Jesus is through that work. Thus, the *process of the Father and the Son revealing and exalting one another* constitutes the glory of the Gospel of John. * * **The Way of Self-Denial and Discipleship:* True glory is not revealed by exalting one's own name or boasting of one's achievements, but rather manifests when one *bows one's own will and pride and surrenders oneself to God's will.* For the disciples, this glory is concretized in a life of practicing the *'New Commandment'* to love one another. In other words, God's glory is revealed to the world through acts of love that involve humbling oneself to serve and sacrifice one's brothers, just as Jesus demonstrated. In conclusion, glory in the Gospel of John signifies not exaltation but **humiliation**, not domination but **serving**, and not enforcing one's own will but **the way of the cross of obeying the Father's will to the very end**.