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John 17:5

I. "Glorify Me with Thine Own self."
        A. The first petition was that the Father might glorify the Son
           that the Son might glorify the Father.
                1. He then just talked to the Father about different
                   issues.
                2. How that the Father had given all power to Him.
                3. That He had the power to give eternal life to all that
                   the Father had given to Him.
                4. That eternal life came from knowing God and Jesus
                   Christ whom He had sent.
                5. He had glorified the Father on the earth.
                6. He finished the work that the Father had given Him to
                   do.
        B. He now returns to the original petition. That of glorifying the
           Son.
                1. He is asking that He be glorified together with the
                   Father.
                        a. That is to be put on a par with the Father.
                        b. Is this too much to be asking for?
                        c. For you or me, yes, it would be blaspheme.
                        d. This is the very thing that brought the
                           downfall of Satan. "I will be like the most
                           High."

II. He is just asking for the glory that He had with the Father before the
    worlds ever came into existence.
        A. Phil. 2 "Who being in the form of God and thought it not
           robbery to be equal with God. But made Himself of no
           reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was
           made in the likeness of man. And being found in fashion as a
           man He humbled Himself and became obedient unto death, even the
           death of the cross."
        B. Heb. 1:1-8
        C. Col. 1:15-19 "Who is the image of the invisible God, the
           firstborn of every creature: For by Him were all things created
           that are in heaven and earth, visible and invisible, whether
           they be thrones or dominions or principalities or powers: all
           things were created by Him and for Him, and He is before all
           things and by Him all things consist. And He is the  head of
           the body, the church, who is the beginning the firstborn from
           the dead, that in all things He might have the preeminence. For
           it pleased the Father that in Him should all things dwell."
        D. I Cor. 1:24. "Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God."
        E. Prov. 8:22. "The Lord possessed Me in the beginning of His way,
           before His works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from
           the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no
           depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains
           abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled before
           the hills was I brought forth. While as yet He had not made the
           earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the
           world. Then I was by Him, as one brought up with Him, and I was
           daily His delight rejoicing always before Him."
        F. John 1:1- "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
           with
        G. I John 1:1 "That which was from the beginning which we have
           heard which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked
           upon, and our hands have handled of the Word of life, for the
           life was manifested and we have seen it and bear witness and
           show unto you that eternal life which was with the Father, and
           was manifested unto us."

III. Did the Father answer this prayer?
        A. I Pet. 3:22 "Who is gone into heaven and is at the right hand
           of God; angels, authorities and powers being made subject unto
           Him.
        B. Eph. 1:20 "Which He wrought in Christ when He raised Him from
           the dead, and set Him at His own right hand in the heavenly
           places. Far above all principality and power, and might and
           dominion, and every name that is named not only in this world
           but also in the world to come. And hath put all things under
           His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things unto the
           church, which is His body the fullness of Him that filleth all
           in all."
        C. "Now of the things that we have said, this is the sum, we have
           such a high priest who is set at the right hand of the throne
           of the majesty in heaven.
        D. Rev. 5:9-14
        E. The sad and tragic thing today is that there are many men in
           pulpits around the country today seeking glory for themselves.
                a. God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our
                   Lord Jesus Christ.
                b. I Co. 1:29, "That no flesh should glory in His
                   presence."
                c. We do well to seek the glory of our Savior and the
                   abasement of ourselves.
                d. Let us always be, "O wretched man that I am."
                e. That is me at my best apart from Jesus Christ, in
                   Christ I am a child of God, if a child, then an heir,
                   and heir of God and a joint heir with Jesus Christ. But
                   that is a gift that has been given to me. If it is a
                   gift, then it is not of myself.