In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

the Father was. And He was in the bosom of the
Father while here upon earth, His life hid in God
for our sakes.
Now we will notice
Christ’s Life with God;
that is to say, His communion with God, His
fellowship with God. While His life was with God,
it must also flow out through humanity, and Christ,
by putting Himself in the position of humanity,
puts Himself in the place of the empty vine, that
must be filled from the Father. He puts Himself in
that position where, by His communion with God,
He received from God what He gave to the world.
In His last prayer He said, “For I have given unto
them the words which Thou gavest Me;” “and the
glory which Thou gavest Me I have given them.”
(John 17:8, 22)
He stood between God and man, to receive
from God on His divine side, to hand out on His
human side, and to make a complete connection
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