“I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which Thou hast given me; for they are Thine. And all Mine are Thine, and Thine are mine; and I am glorified in them” (John 17:9-10).

It is the awful hour for the Lord Jesus. Soon He would be going to the cross. From eternity past He had been part of the Triune Godhead Who planned this, but now the hour is here. Jesus prays in awesome intimacy with the Father. He does not pray for the world of unbelievers. He prays for the people that are given to Him by the Father. Listen, we may not understand every detail of this arrangement. We don’t need to. Just stop and embrace this. The night before Jesus went to Calvary, He saw you! He loved you! He prayed for you and called you His. It can’t get any better than this.
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