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Welcome to the Daily Blade. The Word of God is described as the sword of the Spirit, the primary spiritual weapon in the Christian's armor against the forces of evil. Your hosts are Joby Martin and Kyle Thompson, and they stand ready to equip men for the fight. Let's sharpen up.

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Alright, guys, let's wrap up the week. We've been camped out in Jesus's high priestly prayer, as recorded in John 17. Yesterday we looked at verses 20 through 23, where Jesus was praying for those that would become believers. Today we're wrapping up Jesus's prayer by going into verses 24, 25, and 26. And I'll read them now.

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Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you love me before the. So let's dig in Verse 24. Father, so again there is a relational intimacy here. We don't just pray to the universe, we pray to the one who brought it into existence. I desire so this isn't just some kind of wish, he's not wishing upon a star here, it's an imperative that they also, whom you have given me, me, may be with me where I am. So again, these disciples were sovereignly given to Jesus by God, and in this line Jesus reveals the ultimate of ultimate goals to be in the eternal presence of Christ and with that, eternally be in fellowship with Christ. So Jesus is longing for believers to be with him for eternity. And I mean, just think about that, guys. That's kind of insane To see my glory. And just think about this too, guys. Remember when Moses asked God if he could see him? And God was basically like okay, but let me put you in between these two rocks and I'll just let you, you know, smell my stank trail, because if I actually show you me, you're going to melt, right. So now Jesus, the Son of God, part of the Trinity, is earnestly praying that believers would be able to actually see him for all eternity. I mean, that is just so completely awesome that you have given me, because you loved me before the foundation of the world. So where does salvation come from? Salvation comes from the eternal love that God has for his own son, the same son that he sent here to this earth to provide a payment that satisfies the sin debt of all humanity.

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Verse 25, o, righteous father. So this is a very unique title. Here it's actually stressing the complete and total justice and perfection of God, the father. Even though the world does not know you, I know you. I mean, this little line could even be used to summarize the entire book of John. Really, essentially, the world is willfully blind to God, and we see that echoed in Romans 1 as well in Romans 1.19,. For what can be known about God is plain to them because God has shown it to them. So Jesus knows God and he has perfect knowledge of God the Father. And these know that you have sent me Again. He's echoing that the disciples now know for sure that God sent Jesus to this earth on a rescue mission, and now the disciples are about to be deputized to carry on and carry out that mission to the ends of the earth. Now verse 26. Now Jesus closes the upper room discourse here, and so this is just kind of a culmination of several chapters worth this discourse. So let's go to verse 26. I made known to them your name. So Jesus, in detail, has described the attributes and nature of God while being a reflection of God the Father on this earth, and I will continue to make it known. So you know why he will continue.

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Because Jesus' story doesn't end with him being betrayed. It doesn't end with him being arrested. It doesn't end with his shame that he felt as he was going to trial, and the sham trial that it actually ended up being, and the guilty verdict. It doesn't end with his flogging. It doesn't end with his crucifixion and it doesn't even end with his death because, after being dead for three days.

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God raised Jesus from the dead and Jesus spent the next several weeks walking with and teaching his disciples. And after he ascended, god sent the Holy Spirit down so that, through him, the good news of Jesus and the goodness of the Father God could be made known to the world, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them and I in them. And this is everything, guys. We finally get union with Christ, we get the indwelling of God, the Son, and it's just hard to even fathom that. But I'll give you all one last question to ponder for this week. If you, as a believer, are guaranteed to one day experience and see the full glory of the presence of Christ, then shouldn't you make sure as many people as possible experience the same thing with you? All right, thank you for your attention this week. Stay sharp.

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