John 17:1-5
Jesus Prays to be Glorified
1 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven and prayed:
“Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you.2 For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to all those you have given him. 3 Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent. 4 I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.
Jesus prays to His Father right before He is arrested...He prays, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you...For you granted Him authority over all people that He might give eternal life to all those you have given Him...Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent...I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave Me to do...And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world began."...
We learn that Jesus has been with His Father before the world even began...God has given Jesus work to do, and the work was to bring His Father's glory to earth...Jesus would be finishing the work God had given Him to do...Finishing His work would include His upcoming arrest, and then His crucifixion...Then He asks His Father to glorify Him in His Father's Presence with the glory He had with God before the world had even began...
Jesus whole life was doing the will and work of His Father...God is the central part of Jesus' life...Jesus has this unique and special relationship with God...And it is fitting that He prays to His Father at this time, a time of trouble and the upcoming angst He would be confronting...As He prays He talks to His Father about how God has given Him the authority over all people of the world...The personal prayer speaks of eternal life...We can fill the sacredness of this spiritual moment, an eternal moment in this world is happening...He prays how God has given Him the authority to give others that have followed Him eternal life...And this is eternal life: that they know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent...