John 17 Scripture Seed Devotion

Jesus Lifted his Eyes to Heaven

To Be One

Jesus Lifted Up His Eyes to Heaven and Prayed, #1

John 17:1 King James Version (KJV)

17 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

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Jesus knew He was going to the cross soon, so He prepared Himself in a secret prayer to the Father. This prayer would be one of the greatest prayers, He would ever pray as "Jesus lifted His Eyes to Heaven."

Jesus prayed, "Glorify thy Son." Here, the desire of Jesus is to be one in the Father, in the same oneness they had before the foundations of the world. Jesus prayed, "I want more than just to be clothed in You with splendor. I want more than just to be able to shine Your Light and Love to the world. I want deeply to live in You again. To have Your breath flow through Me like it used to without interruption."

In short, Jesus prayed, "Glorify Thy Son" or reconcile Me back into You that I can "Glorify You in return." To be One in God is to make Him One in you, by the Spirit. As the Father honors the Son in the place of being One, the Son honors the Father in the place of being One. Here, as we grow in the Spirit of Sonship and Adoption, "We are now in that same place of being hid in God-through Christ." It is a place of honor, and being reconciled. Honor, because "We allow God to fill us more with His being." Honor, because "We allow the Holy Spirit to create us more in the fullness of the image of Christ Jesus who is filled in the fullness of the Father." This prayer of Jesus was partially fulfilled by the Father on the Cross when Jesus prayed, "Into Your Hands, I now commend (Deposit to become one) My Spirit." Amen.

Father, thank You that I am one in You. I desire to give honor to You by allowing Christ in Me to be more filled in You. I desire to give honor to Christ Jesus to allow You to be more filled in me through Christ Jesus. Thank You that I am the workmanship of the Holy Spirit to continually uphold Me in Your Righteousness, causing me to have Life and Light in being One in You--through the Blood of Jesus. In Jesus name. Amen.

Christian Standard Bible
Jesus spoke these things, looked up to heaven, and said: "Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you,

Contemporary English Version
After Jesus had finished speaking to his disciples, he looked up toward heaven and prayed: Father, the time has come for you to bring glory to your Son, in order that he may bring glory to you.

Good News Translation
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.