John 17:20-26
Let’s continue to pray for Jim and Marty.
“Notice what you notice.” I couldn’t possibly post today without commenting on this first verse: I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word… (v. 20) I can well remember the delight I felt when I first read these words and realized that Jesus was praying for ME, for US!! That joy continues each time I read these words. And when I ponder more deeply I am thankful for Paul and the early Christian missionaries who took Jesus’ words to an unbelieving world, down through the centuries, all the way through to Jim O’Connor, then to ME! Awesome! And now it’s my job (our job) to take Jesus’ words further into this still-unbelieving world.
I could say more on today’s passage, but I would rather leave it where it is – that we have a responsibility to carry Jesus’ message further. But don’t think of it as a responsibility or a command – think of it as an opportunity! What joy to help others believe, even as we have come to believe. YES!
Slava Bohu!