To Be Where Christ Is

Jesus can, and He did, and He will, fully accomplish everything related to the salvation of God's Elect people. But in everything that He did do, while engaging in His earthly ministry, He submitted His own will to the Father's will in every particular. He did the Father's will in His every thought, word, and action. So then; as He was praying, He knew that that He had every right to pray in this way; to ask for, and to then to go on to do what the Father had purposed that He do; “bring many persons to glory”. The way that Christ would bring this about would be to go to the cross and suffer and die; and then on the third day rise again. Then shortly after, He would ascend to heaven to sit at the right hand of the Father. Jesus, then, knowing what He would do, makes request that the Father would hear Him in making three requests which deeply affect us here today who will be taking the Lord's Supper in a few minutes. My 1st and only point to you this morning will be this – Christ prayed for us, desiring that we might be with Him where He is. Certainly this will be a fitting thing to consider as we draw near to remember our Lord's death today, for this is one of the very greatest things that He died for.