Scripture to Read: John 17:23–26
Jesus finished His prayer by praying (in John 17:23–26), “I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, although the world has not known You, yet I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me; 26 and I have made Your name known to them, and will make it known, so that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.” Jesus reaffirms that He is in all believers and that God the Father is in Him and He is in Jesus. Jesus prayed that we would all experience perfect unity so the world would know that Jesus was sent by God the Father and that God the Father loves all of us as much as He loves Jesus. Jesus even asked God the Father for all of His disciples to be able to be with Him in heaven. When every believer is called home, they fully see all the glory God the Father has given to God the Son because of God the Father’s love for Jesus before the world was created. Though the world doesn’t know God, Jesus revealed Him to the world and continues to do so today.
Challenge & Application
• What does Jesus continue to do today and who does He use to do this?
• How is our Lord using you to reveal Himself to those around you?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!