We are called to behold and understand the humility of Jesus, and to let it impact and transform our lives. Being equal with God, He emptied himself and took human form, and was obedient to the point of death.

Jesus came to reveal the Father to us; we know the Father through the mediation of His son. The Son personifies and magnified God's glory with His life, death and resurrection. His heart and the Father's heart are one since before the foundation of the world.

As the early church started to grow and include the gentiles, they faced many problems that jeopardized the unity that our Lord had so earnestly prayed to the Father for.

After praying for the disciples, Jesus prays to the Father for all who will ever believe in Him through their message. He prays for their unity, and a perfect unity at that. As troublesome as it appears to achieve perfect unity by humans, Jesus' prayer was immediately granted by the Father.

What unites all believers is the knowledge of who He is and what He accomplished for us.

Sometimes called "the High Priestly Prayer", Jesus prays to the Father for the disciples, so that He keeps them safe from the evil one (Satan.)

This prayer is for Jesus' immediate followers but it also applies to all future believers.

The night before His crucifixion, the Lord Jesus prays to the Father, first about Him, that His glory may be restored; and also for His disciples so that the Father protects them and keeps them from the evil one.

Having completed the work that the Father gave Him to do, Jesus now prays for His own Glory to be restored.

An overview of Jesus' prayer in John 17

- Glory - who He is and what He does

There is a constant battle being waged within us between the Spirit and our flesh. Sin is a very present reality in the life of the believer.

We are exhorted to put to death the deeds of the flesh and to not make provision for them. We are empowered by the Spirit to do this.

We are reminded we have received the Spirit of adoption as children of God and fellow heirs with Christ.

Jesus is the Word of God written to us in one man. He claims to be THE only Way to the Father. No matter the situation we may be in, we are safe when we are in Him. Jesus and the Father are one.