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Welcome to Day 2176 of Wisdom-Trek, and thank you for joining me.\nThis is Guthrie Chamberlain, Your Guide to Wisdom\nThe Gospel of John \u2013 36 \u2013 Jesus Prayed for You\xa0\u2013 Daily Wisdom\nThe Gospel of John \u2013 Part 4 Confirmation of the Word \u2013 Jesus Prayed for You\nToday we continue our series on the Good News according to John the Apostle. Last, Jesus prayed that His final act as the Word Made Human would bring glory to God as He completed His mission. He then prayed for His disciples that they would be set apart, or sanctified as they continued the mission that He began, which was to build God\u2019s kingdom until He returned to restore the Global Eden. In John 17:17-19, Jesus said, \xa0\u201cSanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.\xa0As you sent me into the world,\xa0I have sent them into the world.\xa0For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.\u201d\n\nOur scripture for today is John 17:20-26. Today we continue the Lord\u2019s Prayer as Jesus prays for all believers in a message titled Jesus Prayed for You. Follow along as I read.\n\n\xa0Jesus Prays for All Believers\n\n\u201cMy prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message,\xa0that all of them may be one,\xa0Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.\xa0May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.\xa0I have given them the glory that you gave me,\xa0that they may be one as we are one\u2014\xa0I in them and you in me\u2014so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me\xa0and have loved them\xa0even as you have loved me.\n\n\u201cFather, I want those you have given me\xa0to be with me where I am,\xa0and to see my glory,\xa0the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.\n\n\u201cRighteous Father, though the world does not know you,\xa0I know you, and they know that you have sent me.\xa0I have made you known to them,\xa0and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them\xa0and that I myself may be in them.\u201d\n\nLet me start today with a story. Josephus, the 1st- and 2nd-century Jewish historian, records a marvelous story that may or may not be accurate. In his great campaign for world domination in the 330s BC, Alexander the Great moved from the Hellespont to Egypt, laying siege to walled cities and conquering land in between. His path to Egypt took him down the narrow land bridge between the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Desert, a land ruled by Jerusalem. Israel was a choice piece of land for anyone wanting to control trade with Egypt. No one knew that better than the citizens of Jerusalem, who trembled at the sound of hoof beats and chariots racing south to plunder their beloved Zion. The people of Jerusalem rallied around the high priest, Jaddua, who knelt before God for answers. How would he defend the defenseless people of Israel? The city walls were crumbling with age, and no one dared stand against the seasoned warriors of Greece. The Lord led him to decorate the city and open the gates. He was to have each person greeting Alexander\u2019s army dress in white, while the priests wore the vestments of their order.\n\nAs Alexander\u2019s army moved closer to Jerusalem, Jaddua led the procession...