Lesson 4569

 (Lesson 4569)(08-07-24) John 17:1-5 

   “These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” 

 

   In today’s quote, Jesus prayed to the Father as His crucifixion rapidly approached. He asked God to glorify Him so that He may glorify His Father in return. Jesus emphasized that He had been granted authority over all humanity to give eternal life to those the Father has given to Him. Jesus defined eternal life as knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ the Savior whom He has sent. He reflected on having glorified the Father on earth by completing the work that God had assigned to Him and petitioned the Father to restore Him to the glory they shared before the world existed. ~