God's prayer of love for all mankind

The world has seen Jesus as a religious figure. But we as Christians, need to show that He is the only personal saviour for mankind.

The prayer of Jesus was a powerful prayer, it was a prayer of love to save all mankind. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but the world through him might be saved" (John 3:16-17). This was a prayer to take back the authority Satan had taken from Adam in the Garden of Eden. The purpose of God's prayer is to re-unite mankind with the Father,the glory and the BLESSING that was given to mankind in the Garden of Eden.

It was a cry from God's heart for the world, and we as christians need to show that love to the world. You can't sit down over a cuppa and say I want to do God's will one day - it's deeper than that, for if Jesus had done that the world would not have been saved. And God promises that He will supply ALL our needs (Philippians 4:19) Isn't that just awesome!

The prayer of Jesus: John 17:1-17

1. After saying all these things, Jesus looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so he can give glory back to you. 2. For you have given him authority over everyone. He give eternal life to each one you have given him. 3. And this is the way to have eternal life - to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. 4. I brought glory to you here on earth by completing the work you gave me to do, 5. Now, Father, bring me into the glory we had before the world began.
6. "I have revealed you [a] to the ones you gave me from this world. They were always yours. You gave them to me, and they have kept your world. 7. Now that they know that everything I have is a gift from you, 8. for I have passed onto them the message you gave me. They accepted it and know that I came from you, and they believe you sent me.

9. "My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. 10. All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory. 11. Now I am departing from the world; they are staying in this world, but I am coming to you. Holy Father, you have given me your name; now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. 12. During me time here, I protected them by the power of the name you gave me. I guarded them so that not one was lost, except the one headed for destruction, as the Scriptures foretold.

13."Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. 14. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 15. I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. 16. They do not belong to this world any more them I do. 17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.

God knew you before the world even began. In Ephesians 1 is says:

He blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace (verses 3-6).

Think about it! God didn't wait until you were born to find out a destiny for you, He loves you too much for that. Or before the foundation of the world as we know today, He predestined you to be like Him, as He was with the Father and provided everything you'd ever need to fulfill that destiny.

I pray that you find your destiny in Christ Jesus, just as Jesus did by submitting to the Word. And together with Christ we will fill the earth with His glory (Genesis 1: 27-28), just as He planned for mankind in the beginning.

May God bless and protect you and keep you safe til the day of your salvation, and forevermore. In Jesus' Name. Amen.

Footnotes:
1. John 17:6 Greek have revealed your name; also in 17:26.
2. John 17:11 Some manuscripts read you have given me these [disciples].
3. John 17:12 Some manuscripts read I protected those you gave me, by the power of your name.