The Better Farewell: To Manifest His Name

In Part 17 of our journey through the Farewell Discourse, we find ourselves—still—solidly in John....17. Fate?

"I have manifested Your name to them...."

What does this mean? Jesus' prayer moments before His arrest, recorded by His beloved friend and brother John, is loaded with magnificent and mighty language: "eternal life," "glory," "sanctify," "truth," "given," "kept," and more—but perhaps we are meant to hear it all through the manifestation of His name through the shining face of Jesus, the Messiah. "The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious...."

The Name declared to Moshe in the cleft of the rock so long ago is in fact the "Rock of ages, cleft for" you, and cleft for us.

We pray this week's conversation edifies you as it has edified us. May He keep us in His name, and may we bear it faithfully.