He was so connected to the Father that it was as if He could see His Father as He lifted His eyes to heaven. He most likely could.
We see here a quick glance into Jesus’ heart of who He is on the night just before He suffered for us.
- Jesus is God: “Glorify your son” implies a claim to deity since the Old Testament tells us that “He will not share His glory with another” (Is. 42:8; 48:11). “the hour has come,” God is particularly glorified through the cross of Christ.
-Christ has authority over all flesh__ because of His authority we can be yoked to Christ and know that He will lead us. Our creator knows us (Psalm 139:1-6)… He formed us (13-16). How can we now not submit ourselves to Him?
- Christ gives eternal life __ to all the Father has given Him. This is a God-centered gospel, which implies that God seeks us, and we believe… trust and keep trusting. He desires that no one would perish. God wants all of us to trust Him, and look no longer to the flesh, the world or the evil one. He thrashes our sin and purges it out of us… the truth sets us free. If any one is in Christ, he is a new creation (2 Cor. 5:17). Now I no longer live, but Christ lives in me (Gal. 2:20). This gift of grace of eternal life produces joy and gratefulness that transforms our lives. It is like the aroma of fresh baked bread. He makes this grace so appealing to us that we cannot resist it. How different than becoming a Christian through praying a prayer or receiving Jesus or walking down to an altar to whisper in the pastor’s ear.
We see in this pray of Christ that eternal life is knowing God. We see that glorifying God is accomplishing the work that He gives us to do.
- Christ is eternal___ He has no beginning and no end!
In this prayer, He begins by telling the Father about Himself. Maybe we should tell the Father about ourselves with the expectation that as we do He will show us who Christ is and transform us into Christ-likeness.
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