Ep 332 – John 17

Have you ever stopped to really consider what Jesus has done for you? I am sure there have been moments when you have taken time to reflect upon the amazing gift you have received because of His sacrificial death on the cross on your behalf. But if you are like me, sometimes we allow that gift to become common place and our attitude toward it a bit too pedestrian. We are so familiar with it, that we are no longer impressed by it. But we should be. And in John 17, we get to peak in on a very intimate moment between Jesus and His heavenly Father as He prays just hours before His arrest, trials and crucifixion. Yes, Jesus prays for Himself, asking that God might consider letting this terrible trial pass Him by. But He quickly submits to His Father's will and places God's plan for His life over His own. But Jesus spends far more time praying for us. That is the truly amazing thing about this prayer. And He prays for our spiritual well-being and future sanctification. He dedicates us to God. Even before we came to faith in Christ, Jesus was lifting us up and asking the Father to unify us with them and with one another. He knew that His death was going to satisfy the just demands of a holy righteous God, and that His sacrifice was going to make it possible for us to be made right with His Father. We have been set apart by Christ for God.