The High Priestly Prayer: Part Three

As Jesus finishes His high priestly prayer to the Father we are reminded that all that He requests will come to pass. His prayer will be answered with certainty. After praying for His own glory, and for the sake of the eleven men in front of Him, He then completes His supplication by praying for all the disciples who have been given to Him; all who will believe. What He prays is that we would have unity together. But the basis of that unity must be in the tri-unity of the Father, Son, and Spirit. And our unity in love will be a reflection of God into the world. Our unity and love are manifestations of Gospel transformation. So that on the flipside, our division breeds unbelief in the world. Jesus then appeals to the Father that He we be with Him, where He is and that we would see His preincarnate glory. To think that God desires our presence is unfathomable. This is total and complete grace. We will see the unveiled splendor of the Son of God for all eternity. Jesus has made the Father known to us. He is the bridge. He is Jacob's ladder leading to heaven. He is the way. He is our conductor, train, and ticket all at once on the ride to heaven. Surely nothing can keep us from this love whence given to us.