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I. The Reading
A reading from John 17:24-26.
This is God’s Word:
Say Amen
This is God’s Word.
If you receive it as such, would you Say Amen?
Amen.
II.
The Exhortation
Having heard the conclusion of Jesus’ prayer, we might think of all the various things Jesus could have prayed, for His disciples, but did not.
[Drawing from what Solomon could have prayed in 2 Chronicles 1:11-12].
Jesus could have prayed for His disciples to have abundant possessions.
(Lk 9:3; Mt 19:27)
But He did not.
Instead, he told them:
Luke 9:3 (ESV)
3 ...“Take nothing for your journey, no staff, nor bag, nor bread, nor money; and do not have two tunics.
Peter even reminded Jesus:
Matthew 19:27 (ESV)
27 ...“See, we have left everything and followed you.
What then will we have?”
Jesus could have prayed for His disciples to have wealth.
(Mk 10:23; Acts 3:6)
But He did not.
Instead, he taught them:
Mark 10:23 (ESV)
23 ...“How difficult it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!”
Peter would later say:
Acts 3:6 (ESV)
6 ...“I have no silver and gold...”
Jesus could have prayed for His disciples to have honor.
(Jn 15:18-20)
But He did not.
Instead, he taught them:
John 15:20 (ESV)
20 Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’
If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you...
Jesus could have prayed to end the lives of all who hate His disciples.
(Mt 5:39-41, 44)
But He did not.
Instead, he taught them:
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Jesus could have prayed that His disciples would have a long life.
(Mt 24:9)
But He did not.
Instead Jesus would tell them —
Matthew 24:9 (ESV)
9 “...they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake.
Having heard the conclusion of Jesus’ prayer, we might think of all the various things Jesus could have prayed, for His disciples, but did not.
We might even rehearse all that Jesus DID pray for His disciples.
He prayed to His Father on their behalf:
“keep them in your name” (Jn 17:11)
“that they may be one” (Jn 17:11)
“that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves” (Jn 17:13)
“Do not…take them out of the world...” (Jn 17:15)
“keep them from the evil one” (Jn 17:15)
“Sanctify them in the truth” (Jn 17:17)
“that they may all be one…perfectly one” (Jn 17:21, 23)
Having heard the conclusion of Jesus’ prayer, we might think of all the various things Jesus could have prayed, for His disciples, but did not.
We might even rehearse all that Jesus DID pray for His disciples.
But instead, we are left to give our attention to this last prayer of Jesus — one of the most unworthy, undeserving, unfathomable, unimaginable prayers of Jesus for us, His disciples — both then and now.
Jesus prays:
John 17:24 (ESV)
24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am...
That they may be “with me where I am.”
This is a gracious prayer....
Jesus wants us to be with him.
Why? —
What do we have to offer Him in return?
We have nothing to offer Him.
What will Jesus gain by us?
Jesus gains nothing by us.
He doesn’t need anything we have.
Nothing we have done or will do adds or takes away from who Jesus is.
Jesus is not lacking in any part of His being, His character or His person, without us.
He is not dependent upon us for anything!
God is not held together by us.
God does not fall apart without us.
If we had never existed, God would be no less God.
No less glorious.
Not one bit less!
Jesus, the Word was with God in the beginning - existing in eternity before we were created, with a glory that He gave up, and prays will be restored.
A glory that existed before us, and exists after us, regardless of us.
If we did not exist, God would still be the same.
He is unchanging.
The world does not revolve around us.
God does not need us or gain anything by us.
God is just as glorious without us as He is with us.
We have nothing to offer God.
For we are born into sin.
Born — opposing God! Working against God.
The Psalmist says:
We are alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds (Col 1.21).
We are natural people, fleshly, carnally minded, foolish and worldly.
We are dead in the trespasses and sins in which we walk, following the course of this world.
We are sons of disobedience, children of wrath (Eph 2:1-3).
We are liars, Thieves.
Idolaters, Adulterers, Blasphemers, Murders.
We are enemies of God in sin.
(Rom 5.10).
Knowing this, do we think that God looked at us and saw something good in us?
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