Ellen Chat Conversation

Ellen White highlighted several powerful examples of how Jesus glorified God throughout His earthly ministry and in His prayers. Most notably, she pointed to Christ's prayer just before His crucifixion, where He declared, I have glorified Thee on the earthand pleaded, "Glorify Thy Son, that Thy Son also may glorify Thee" (PK 69.1). This prayer revealed Jesus' complete dedication to exalting His Father's name rather than seeking His own glory. One of the most striking ways Jesus glorified God was through His healing ministry. Ellen White observed that Jesus was "so careful" to direct attention from Himself to the Source of His powerthat when the multitudes witnessed miraculous healings—the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see—they did not glorify Jesus Himself, but instead "glorified the God of Israel" (PK 69.1). This demonstrates how Jesus intentionally redirected all praise and honor to His heavenly Father. Jesus also glorified God through His teaching ministry. He taught His disciples to pray, Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name,and to acknowledge, "Thine is ... the glory" (PK 69.1). Through His compassionate instruction, Jesus illustrated the glories of the kingdom of God by the use of the experiences and occurrences of earth,conveying the treasures of truthin the most attractive way possible (CT 240.3). At significant moments in His ministry, Jesus received divine confirmation of His mission to glorify God. At the transfiguration, Jesus was glorified by his Father,which strengthened Him for his last dreadful sufferings" (4bSG 112). Later, when Jesus prayed, Father, glorify thy name,a voice came from heaven responding, "I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again" (3SP 78.2). This heavenly response affirmed that Jesus had consistently honored His Father's name throughout His ministry. In His final prayer before the crucifixion, Jesus summarized His life's work: "I have manifested Thy name unto the men which Thou gavest Me out of the world" (SpTB02 16.3). His entire mission centered on revealing the Father's character and bringing glory to God rather than to Himself. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about how Christians should follow Jesus' example in glorifying God? • How did Jesus' humility and meekness relate to His mission of glorifying the Father? • What connection did Ellen White make between Jesus' prayer life and His ability to glorify God? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=Find+examples+of+Jesus+glorifying+God)