This is what Jesus prayed in John 17. If anyone prayed without selfish motives, Jesus did. If anyone prayed in full accordance with the will of the Father, He did.
v.1 - glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You
v.4 - glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
v.11 - Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.
v.15 - I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
v.20 -21 - I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
v.22 - that they may be one, just as We are one
v.23 - that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.
v.24 - Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
v.26 - I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.
These verses help me because my faith is shaky at times, and my prayers feel weak, especially when I am praying for the concerns of people I love. It's easy to fall back into the idea that the strength of my prayers and their efficacy is proportional to the subjective state of my faith. In other words, how I am feeling at the moment. Thankfully, God is greater than my feelings. His character doesn't ebb and flow with my emotions because He does not change. And Jesus hasn't stopped praying.
Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25
v.1 - glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You
v.4 - glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
v.11 - Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.
v.15 - I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
v.20 -21 - I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.
v.22 - that they may be one, just as We are one
v.23 - that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me.
v.24 - Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
v.26 - I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.
These verses help me because my faith is shaky at times, and my prayers feel weak, especially when I am praying for the concerns of people I love. It's easy to fall back into the idea that the strength of my prayers and their efficacy is proportional to the subjective state of my faith. In other words, how I am feeling at the moment. Thankfully, God is greater than my feelings. His character doesn't ebb and flow with my emotions because He does not change. And Jesus hasn't stopped praying.
Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25
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