Messiah: farewell prayer
MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron
In last week's article, covering John chapters 13-16, some of Jesus' last words in the Upper Room were, "'My peace I give to you'" (John 14:27). Instructions provided in that intimate setting included 1) love one another; 2) abide in Him in order to bear fruit; and 3) be prepared for a coming time of trial and testing. This week, we continue our look at the last few days of Jesus on earth, when He was deeply moved by what He and the disciples would be facing.
Those of us who have lived since that first century continue to draw on an incredible inheritance left when Jesus returned to His Father in heaven. Many are familiar with the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13; today we'll learn more about another prayer Jesus prayed directly to the Father.
