More thoughts on John 17:2

The Big Picture – Ephesians 1:10 – God is determined to unite all things in His Son Jesus Christ, things in heaven and things on earth.

This Amazing Prayer – John 17

The first petition – “Glorify your son”

Today's verse – v. 2

Connection between two thoughts-
Verse 1 – Petition: Glorify your son
Verse 2 – Statement of a very important fact

“Since” – The Connection between the petition and the fact

Since = “Just as” A point of close connected comparison
The sun came up today just as the earth rotates around the sun every year... Part of a bigger project

The Father has given the Son authority over all flesh as part of a bigger plan of eternal life

The absolutely essential position of the Son

The trust of the Father

Not a matter of compulsion – but of giving and willing taking of what is given – not stolen or forced upon

Verse 1 and 2:
1. It is so very right for the Father to glorify the Son now in His death, resurrection, and ascension

2. Because the Father is completely committed to the whole plan of heaven and earth, and to the central position of Jesus in that plan, just as surely as the sun rose today because it is a part of the bigger plan of God for a whole year.

Therefore-
When you serve... (especially the people in your family)
Remember this thought,
that your service IS AN EXPRESSION OF THE AUTHORITY OF JESUS OVER ALL FLESH,
that Jesus is bringing everything together in the right way, and enjoy that thought.

And then remember this giving of the Father and the Son,
and eternal life,
and the central gift that secures eternal life,
that the Son of Man came to serve
and to give His life as a ransom for many.