[Jesus spoke to His disciples:] "The time is coming, indeed, it has already come, when you will be scattered, every one of you going home and leaving Me alone. Yet I am not really alone, for the Father is with Me. I have told you all this so that you may find your peace in Me. You will find trouble in the world - but, never lose heart, I have conquered the world!"

   When Jesus had said these words, He raised His eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son now so that He may bring glory to You, for You have given Him authority over all men to give eternal life to all that You have given to Him. And this is eternal life, to know You, the only true God, and Him Whom You have sent - Jesus Christ.

   "I have brought You honor upon earth, I have completed the task which You gave Me to do. Now, Father, honor Me in Your own presence with the glory that I knew with You before the world was made. I have shown Your self to the men whom You gave Me from the world . . . Now they realize that all that You have given Me comes from You - and that every message which You gave Me I have given them. They have accepted it all and have come to know in their hearts that I did come from You - they are convinced that You sent Me. I am praying to You for them: I am not praying for the world but for the men whom You gave Me, for they are Yours - everything that is Mine is Yours and Yours Mine - and they have done Me honor. Now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world and I am returning to You. Holy Father, keep the men You gave Me by Your power that they may be one, as We are one. As long as I was with them, I kept them by the power that You gave Me; I guarded them, and not one of them has been lost, except the son of destruction - that the Scripture might come true.

   ". . . I have given them Your Word, and the world has hated them, for they are no more sons of the world than I am. I am not praying that You will take them out of the world but that You will keep them from the evil one. They are no more the sons of the world than I am - make them holy by the truth; for Your word is the truth. I consecrated Myself for their sakes that they may be made holy by the truth . . ."

Taken from John 16, 17, The Phillips Translation. For free Lifescope book,
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APRIL 7 - SERIES D-7