JESUS PRAYS FOR HIS OWN John 17:1-10 In Christ's own oratory we hear Him pray. But how wonderful! There is a tone of expectant faith in this marvelous prayer of assured trust, as if He knew that He was asking what was in His Father's heart and thought. The Lord speaks as if He had already passed t... [ Continue Reading ]
IN THE WORLD BUT NOT OF THE WORLD John 17:11-17 What is the _world?_ The inspired definition is given in 1 John 2:16. Enumerating her three offsprings, the Apostle goes on to say, “All that is in the world… is not of the Father,” that is, does not originate or proceed from Him. We might reverse th... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MASTER'S COMMISSION John 17:18-26 In John 10:36 we are told that the Father consecrated our Redeemer to the great work by which He had brought nigh them that were far off, Ephesians 2:13. What a scene that must have been when Jesus was set apart to destroy the works of the devil, bring in ever... [ Continue Reading ]