Jesus: “I Pray for Them”
Jesus’ Prayer, John 17:9-19 NIV
“I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those you have given me, for they are yours. All I have is yours, and all you have is mine. And glory has come to me through them. I will remain in the [...]
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Jesus and the Comforter: Revealer of God’s Word and Truth
John 17: 6-8
“I have revealed You to those whom You gave Me out of the world. They were Yours; You gave them to Me and they have obeyed Your word. Now they know that everything You have given Me comes from You. For I gave them [...]
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It’s been a few weeks since the last post of John’s journaling. If you’d like to review any of his previous posts, they’re all located under “John Owen’s Journal, Jesus is Praying for You.” This post continues the prayer of Jesus from John 17.
“And now, Father, glorify Me in your presence with the glory I [...]
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John 17:4
“I have brought You glory on earth by completing the work You gave Me to do.”
Jesus completed everything His Father sent Him to accomplish. He did this through His life, and death, on earth by revealing, manifesting, and making know to the world the very nature, character, and heart of the Father.
When Jesus was speaking with Thomas, He [...]
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John 17: 2,3
“For You granted Him authority over all people, that He might give eternal life to all those You have given to Him. Now this is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”
The tender and inseparable relationship between Jesus and the Father is consistently [...]
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Time has gotten away from me! So, for a quick post this Sabbath evening, I’ll just share a verse to compliment Jesus’ prayer, “glorify Thy Son, that the Son may glorify Thee.”
“But being full of the Holy Spirit, he [Stephen] gazed intently into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at [...]
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Privileged View
Now it’s time to read, discuss, and be encouraged by Jesus’ prayer in John 17. This isn’t what’s commonly referred to as “The Lord’s Prayer”, which Jesus taught to His disciples when they asked Him how to pray. Rather, this is Jesus’ prayer to His Father, revealed to us in John 17:1-26.
What a rare privilege [...]
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"Let not your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me." John 14:1
