But here is the important point:
there would be no Christians if Jesus had not offered this prayer (John 17:26).
The contents of this prayer are more important than the air we breathe. We do
not have because we do not ask, according to James (James 4:3). Jesus asked and
so he received. He believed, in faith, that he would procure all that he asked
for in his high-priestly prayer. (Mark Jones, Knowing Christ [Edinburgh:
The Banner of Truth Trust, 2015], 98)
