What a great last thought, expressed by Jesus in the closing sentence of His prayer, as recorded in John 17:26: ‘I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them.’
The [...]
I thought, the following point made by Selwyn, was very interesting: ‘He (Jesus) uses a form of address (in bold) which appears nowhere else in the New Testament. “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.” (John 17:25). ’
Do you agree with Selwyn that Jesus uses the [...]
I think that today’s verse, in regard to the meditation: ‘Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.’ (John 12:26), is a real challenge, the word ‘must‘ leaves little room for a ‘maybe I’ll follow when it’s convenient’, interpretation – don’t you think?
The part of Jesus’ prayer being [...]
Selwyn summarises one of one most important Christian messages: ‘ … (to) recognise that God loves us in the way He loves Jesus. People in the world need to see that we are sustained by that love, empowered by that love, and united by that love. This is what will impress them and be a witness [...]
I found two key points in today’s study: one, ‘There are two indwellings spoken of here: “I in them and you in me.” The first is the dwelling of the Son in His followers, and the second is the dwelling of the Father in the Son. It is only because of the latter – the [...]
I think that the glory referred to in John 17:22; ‘I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one.’; is a combination of all the examples of glory mentioned by Selwyn in today’s study – it’s my view that the glory Jesus received when he [...]
A final summary
Selwyn summarises the last two months of this study, on ‘Our Lord at Prayer’, according to three important points.
‘First, the fact that as Christians we are God’s chosen people. … Second, the realisation that on the eve of His agonising death on the cross our Saviour’s foremost thoughts were not for himself but for those whom [...]
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