JESUS CHRIST THE HIGH PRIEST PRIESTLY PRAYER

Jesus Prayer for His Disciples John 17:1-26   After Jesus finished saying this, he looked up to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your Son, so that the Son may give glory to you. For you gave him authority over all humanity so that he might give eternal life to all those you  “I have made you known to   those you gave me out of the world. They belong to you, and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your word, and now they know that everything you gave me comes from you. I gave them the message that you gave me, and they received it; they know that it is true that I came from you, and they believe that you sent me.gave him. And eternal life means knowing you,  the only true God, and knowing Jesus Christ, whom you sent. I have shown your glory on earth; I have finished the work you gave me to do. Father! Give me glory in your presence now, the same glory I had with you before the world was made.

 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those you gave me, for they belong to you.  All I have is yours, and all you have is mine, and my glory is shown through them.  And now I am coming to you; I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world. Holy Father! Keep them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that may be one just as you and I are one.  While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name you gave me. I protected them, and not one of them was lost, except the man who was bound to be lost – so that the scripture might come true. And now I am coming to you, and I say these things in the world so that they might have my joy in their hearts in all its fullness. I gave them your message, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world.  I do not ask you to take them out of the world, but I do ask you to keep them safe from the Evil one.  Just as I do not belong to the world, they do not belong to the world. Dedicate them to yourself by means of the truth; your word is truth. I sent them into the world, just as you sent me into the world. And for their sake I dedicate myself to you, in order that they, too, may be truly dedicated to you. 

VICTORY OVER THE WORLD

16:25-33    “I have used figures of speech to tell you these things. But the time will come when I will not use figures of speech, but will speak to you plainly about the Father.  When that day comes, you will ask him in my name, and I do not say that I will ask him on your behalf, for the Father himself loves you.  He loves you because you love me and have believed that I came from God. I did come from the Father, and I came into the world; and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

Then his disciples said to him, “Now you are speaking plainly, without using figures of speech. We know now that you know everything; you do not need someone to ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God.”

Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now? The time is coming, and is already here, when all of you will be scattered, each of you to your own home, and I will be left all alone. But I am not really alone, because the Father is with me. I have told you this so that you will have peace by being united to me. The world will make you suffer. But be brave! I have defeated the world.”

Holy Spirit, give me eyes of faith so that I can see people the way the Jesus sees them. Give me the knowledge and courage to lift others to their full potentials. Help see the beauty in every creatures, help see their potentials what they can become by your power and grace,  For through the power of the Holy Spirit Lord Jesus Christ, I will have victory over every challenges.  Psalm 19