Introduction: We will continue with our study of the Lord’s Prayer with an examination of verses 10-12.
John 17:10-12 10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and
I am glorified in them.
11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world,
and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name
those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name:
those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost,
but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
In verse 10, Jesus is saying that all things belong to the Father. He then says that because that all things belong to the Father, all things also belong to Him, Jesus.
This is a claim that could not be made by a mere creature. Jesus is saying that He was glorified in them.
The primary reason that we are saved is to bring glory and honor to the Lord. Our every action and work should be glorifying to God.
John 17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in
the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine
own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one,
as we are.
In Jesus mind, He was already gone from this earth. He had only a few more hours to live, in fact, before the current day was over, He 29
would die and be buried. He had accomplished everything that God had given Him to do.
“But these are in the world,” Jesus is still talking about His disciples.
Even though He would be gone, His followers would still be present in this world, exposed to the dangers that Satan would bring upon them.
The world still lies in darkness and even we today are exposed to it.
Jesus is about to leave and He asks the Father to keep the disciples, protect them and guard them. He asks Him to preserve them in the faith and in their labors.
Lastly, He prays that the disciples will be one in unison and harmony, without conflict or division.
John 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy
name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is
lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
(KJV)
This passage gives a very clear statement about the security of the believer. Jesus states emphatically that He kept the disciples spiritually safe.
In other words, none of there were lost spiritually, except Judas Iscariot. In fact, Judas was never saved to begin with. Jesus calls him the “son of perdition.” The Greek term literally means
“devoted to perdition.”
In John 6:70, Jesus called him a “devil.” Judas was chosen in order that prophetic scripture could be fulfilled.
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Psalm 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted,
which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
(KJV)
John 13:18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but
that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me
hath lifted up his heel against me. (KJV) This verse declares that Judas was not chosen by accident, Jesus knew what He was doing.
Conclusion: Some of the major things that we take from these passages is (1) the fact of security of the believer. (2) Jesus desires that all His disciples dwell and work together in unity and have cohesion without divisions.
We also find that Jesus did nothing by accident. Everything He did was either to fulfill prophecy or to set an example for His disciples to follow.
Are we doing what we can to follow His examples?
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The Lord’s Prayer