John 17:24
Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.
In this last request in Jesus’ great prayer, he prays something that is an echo of what he prayed earlier.
John 17:1-5
1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
Jesus’ mission is about the glory of God. Heaven is about the glory of God. Everything God does is about the glory of God. The single most important thing in all of eternity is the glory of God. The only way that we will ever really be happy is when we experience the glory of God. And so Jesus prays that we be with him and experience his glory, glory that he has had with the Father from before time began.
You exist, created by God, in order to give God glory. Your life will be full when everything you do and everything you think is focused on God’s glory. Whenever you are less focused on God’s glory, your soul will be less satisfied. Whenever you are more focused on god’s glory, your soul will feel more complete. So, center your life on the glory of God, and you will find happiness. Find the purpose of your life in the glory of Christ.
Pastor Travis Peterson 