I find this chapter fascinating. It is Jesus's prayer to the Father during the last supper. Jesus speaks in no uncertain terms about His divinity, His eternal nature, and His authority, given to Him by the Father. In this chapter, we see Jesus setting up God's plan of salvation for the generations (vs. 20) so that all may be sanctified by the truth of God's Word (vs. 17).
In verse 12 we also see a glimpse of the incredible leadership responsibility Jesus was carrying, the responsibility that all leaders carry. Jesus tells the Father that He has succeeded in His mission - each one of the disciples is still walking in God, preserved in the knowledge and worship of the Father. All except one, Judas Iscariot, who is destined to be lost.
A few thoughts on Christianity by a young Australian male.
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Although he was in the form of God and equal with God, he did not take advantage of this equality. Instead, he emptied himself by taking on the form of a servant, by becoming like other humans, by having a human appearance. He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, death on a cross. This is why God has given him an exceptional honor- the name honored above all other names- so that at the name of Jesus everyone in heaven, on earth, and in the world below will kneel and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
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