Jesus relationship with His Father
John 17:1 netbible, When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, “Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you – 17:2 just as you have given him authority over all humanity, so that he may give eternal life to everyone you have given him. 17:3 Now this is eternal life – that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you sent. 17:4 I glorified you on earth by completing the work you gave me to do. 17:5 And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created.
As a student of prayer John 17 is becoming a greater model than the “Our Father” or the Lord’s prayer in Matt 7.
Part of the reason is John shows us all the elements of prayer through the perfect example of the one who answers prayer. Notice how personal He talked with His Father and He knew who He was in His relationship with His Father. Sharing His emotions in dealing with the crucifixion.
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