Song #28: “O Righteous Father” John 17: 22-26
This song is taken from John 17 on the night of the Last supper, the night He was betrayed. He knew He was going to be taken captive, and yet He prayed this prayer for all of us.
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Lyrics:
O Righteous Father, the world has not known You but I’ve known You, and these have known that You sent Me.
O righteous Father, I have declared to them Your name and will declare it, that Your love may be in them…Ooooooo
Father I desire that those You gave to Me will be with Me where I AM,
That they may see My glory, which You have given to Me, for You’ve loved Me from forever…
I in them, and You in Me, may they be made perfect in one that the world may know You’ve sent Me…
I have loved them as You have loved Me, as You’ve sent Me into this world, I AM sending them…Ooooooo
The glory that You gave Me, I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one…
I in them, and You in Me, may they be made perfect in one that the world may know You’ve sent Me…I have loved them as You have loved Me, as You’ve sent Me into this world, I Am sending them,
And I do love them, as You’ve loved Me, and I do love them as You have loved Me…Oooooooo
The tenderness of Jesus’ petition to Father God on our behalf, especially knowing that He was about to be betrayed, tortured, and hung on the cross, is mind boggling. He knew full well what was in store for Him…He knew the end from the beginning, and yet He chose to intercede for us who would believe. And He intercedes still as He sits at the right hand of The Father. This is true love, agape love, unconditional love. This is the same love that He calls us to display in our lives; to give away as He did to us. His New Commandment “that you love one another as I have loved you,” this is far and away beyond “love your neighbor as yourself.” Most of us cannot love our neighbor because we don’t even love ourselves, so Jesus’ command to love as He loved us means that we first must go to Him to receive His love. Only then can we turn around and give that love, His love, to someone else. He’s the beginning of love, and the vehicle by which love is given…only He could do such a thing, of course, He is God, He is love, and we are the better for it. Are you ready to receive His love, His glory, His oneness with Father and each other?
Be extremely blessed today,
Wes
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