Salvation A Revelation
Let us muse today from John 17:6 and the High Priestly prayer. Today I draw our attention to the subject of salvation is a revelation. The word manifest in our text means to uncover to make apparently clear. The phrase thy name speaks of the…
With Thine Own Self
Let us muse again today from John 17:5 and the high priestly prayer. I am interested today in our Lord's words when He prayed with thine own self. He is returning to the thoughts of John 1:18 where we are told that He was the only begotten…
Reciprocating Glory
Let us muse again today from John 17:5 and the high priestly prayer. In our text today we see the request for reciprocating glory. Our Lord says now that I have glorified you Father, will you now in turn lift Me up, esteem Me highly, and…
The Pre-existence Of Christ
Let us muse today from John 17:5 and the high priestly prayer. The thoughts of Christ being a created being and having no existence prior to the virgin birth through Mary are thrown out in this prayer. Jesus while praying speaks here of the…
The Work Finished
Let us muse again today from John 17:4 and the high priestly prayer. I am interested in the words of our Lord when He prayed I have finished the work which Thou gavest me to do. I'm assured from this word that our Lord was given an assignment…
The Father Glorified
Let us muse today from John 17:4 and the high priestly prayer. In our text Jesus prays that He has glorified the Father. I find this work is in the past tense. The indication is that He has, He is, and He shall continue to glorify the Father.…
Knowing Them
Let us muse again today from John 17:3 and the high priestly prayer. In the prayer Jesus tells of one with the marks of eternal life will have the desire to know both the Father and the Son. The word know is not to know all about Him. The…
The Godhead’s Oneness
Let us muse again today from John 17:3 and the high priestly prayer. In our text today we are confronted with the Father and Son being one. A Jew of Jesus day would never mention the Father and Son in the same sentence unless there was equality…
Defining of Eternal Life
Let us muse again today from John 17:3 and the high priestly prayer. In our text today we have the defining of eternal life. The word know is a word of intimate knowledge or a desire to become one with another. The one who has eternal life…
The Giving of Eternal Life
Let us muse again today from John 17:2 and the high priestly prayer. In the prayer today Jesus says He will give eternal life to as many as the Father has given Him. The phrase eternal life means perpetual unending breath. To whom would Jesus…