John 17:20-21 (NIV)
20 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for
those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of
them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they
also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.
Few things are more precious than knowing that Jesus, on the
night he was betrayed, thought to pray for us! So often, we read the words
of John 17 and study them as a prayer for his apostles in the upper
room. But if we look closely at this passage, we see that Jesus prays for us,
those who believe on him because of the apostles' testimony. He wants us to be
one! He wants us to live with the same unity, purpose, and character of God
that he did. If we do not, then how will the world know that God sent his Son?
How will they know what to believe? How will they find Jesus as their Savior?
Thought for today:
What do you allow to stop your prayer life?
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