Lord's Day Devotion - Conversation With Jesus (John 17:1-4 KJV)

 "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:  as Thou hast given Him power over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as Thou hast given Him" (John 17:1 & 2 KJV).

Our almighty Father God has given Jesus His Son power to bring salvation and eternal life to "all flesh," bringing glory to the Father.  Many will be given to Him.

Even Jesus looked up to His Father, lifting His eyes up to heaven.  And He communed and spoke with His Father.  An endearing relationship, I'd say.

Trust.  Submission to His Father's will on behalf of the human kind they had created intrinsically together.  They did this specifically for their good and benefit, showing their grace, goodness and mercy, not to mention love.  That which His Father had entrusted to Him, He had accomplished, thus glorifying His Father.

What speaks to me most is the intimate conversation Jesus has with His Father.  A relationship built up over infinite millenia of eternity and time, comforable and transparent.

Together with Jesus now, we too can experience this trusting and joyful relationship.  We can build it up over time and then look forward to eternity to come.  There can be devotion to Him.  We can learn His supportiveness, benevolence and compassion.  He can be our confidant and gain understanding of who He is and what He has done for us, imbibing His kindness and care, which surrounds and cradles us in an ever loving cocoon.  On gray days and sunny days we can have this connection as we keep looking up to Him.

Let's remember all this as we meet together on Lord's Day to remember Him in His death and resurrection and all He has accomplished on our behalf.  And even as Jesus glorified His Fathr, so may we glorify Him by our life, living to please Him in all we do and say.

Lord Jesus, we look up to You, thanking You for all You have done for us in atoning for our souls and then the life we can have in You for all our days to come, present and future.  We want to have on-going conversations, to commune with You as You did with Your all powerful Father.  In Your precious name we pray, Lord Jesus.  Amen.

                                                        ~  ERC  November 2025  ~

Based on John 17:1-4 KJV.

Sing, I Want to Know You, along with City Alight and Sweet Hour of Prayer, along with the Vaigle Brothers.