10-1-26    THOUGHTS

Our reading this morning is full-circle eternity thinking!  Jesus' “equality with God” was given up to save mankind!  Christ glorified God on the earth, His glory in death, glorified himself and His Father!  It’s the same glory that he had in the beginning.  We are the focus of this most awesome picture!  1John 3:1  See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are.  

John 17:1-5   Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You,  2  even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life.  3  "This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.  4  "I glorified You on the earth, having accomplished the work which You have given Me to do. 5  "Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.
Php 2:6   who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped,

Our Prayer:
Thank You Dear God, for grace and mercy and love in Christ Jesus.  Your Son sits at Your right hand interceding for us!  He’s our High Priest who knows us intimately.  Your drawing of us to Yourself is overpowering if we can truly see it.  Truly, heaven came down and glory filled our souls.  We want to glorify You throughout eternity Father God.  In the name of Jesus our Savior,   Amen.