Our Lord Prays for His Own: Thoughts on John 17Ravenio Books, 13 mei 2014 THIS chapter is emphatically the Lord’s prayer. That which we commonly call the Lord’s prayer He taught His disciples, but did not use Himself. The petition, “Forgive us our trespasses,” could never have been uttered by the Lord Jesus Christ. This prayer, on the other hand, is His own—His disciples were not invited to unite in it; it was a prayer they did not and could not utter. Evidently the Lord spake so as to be heard, and the disciples listened. The Holy Ghost has provided that not one petition should be lost to the church of God. We often find our Lord teaching His disciples to pray, and we read of Him spending even whole nights in prayer; but we never find Him praying with His disciples. Indeed, there would seem to be something incongruous in Christ kneeling down with His disciples for prayer; there must always have been something peculiar in His petitions. At this time His work on earth was well-nigh ended: nothing remained for Him but to die: “I have finished the work which Thou gavest Me to do.” (v. 4.) The Last Supper was over. The Lord had dispensed to His disciples the broken bread and poured-out wine, memorials of His dying love; He had expressed to them His desire, that in remembrance of Him, they should often gather together and thus show forth His death in this illustration and their union with Himself and with each other, until His return to them in glory. He had washed their feet; He had comforted them; He had opened His whole heart to them. He now opens it for them to Him before whom “all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid;” and having poured out His soul into the ear, and into the bosom of God, He went forth into Gethsemane. May God the Spirit be with us and give unction and understanding to our hearts, while we meditate on His most precious prayer. |
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... Saviour knew it all before. He values them —O, who can tell at what a price! He gave Himself for them; He gives Himself to them; He rules heaven and earth for their interests; He is their appointed Head, and it will be the triumph of ...
... Saviour, to whom the Father hath given power over all flesh, overcome our flesh; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts; bring down within us all that is contrary to thy Father and to Thee; kindle our faith; brighten our hope; deepen our ...
... Saviour's own definition of life eternal: “This is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.” Let us carefully examine this statement:— (1) Here is the most excellent knowledge ...
... Saviour's words, “this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent.” Yes, truly, in the knowledge of God we become partakers of His Divine nature. And again in Col. iii. IO, we are ...
... , to do His will.” Such were the circumstances under which the Lord Jesus Christ prayed to His Father. III. THE GROUND UPON WHICH HE RESTS HIS PLEA—“I have glorified Thee on the earth.” The Saviour pleads the performance.
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Our Lord Prays for His Own: Thoughts on John 17 Marcus Rainford,Marcus Rainsford Fragmentweergave - 1978 |
Our Lord Prays for His Own: Thoughts on John 17 Marcus Rainford,Marcus Rainsford Fragmentweergave - 1978 |