Christ’s Prayer
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 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.” John 17:20-21.
Here is a prayer of Jesus for all Christians past, present and future. Christ’s prayer is for those who believe in Jesus because of the message of his disciples.
Jesus prays that God be in Christians that the world may see God through all believers in Christ.
If Christ is truly in us then the world will see God through us without us even saying a word. Francis of Assisi wrote,
“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”
In order to preach the word at all times we need to be living a life described by the writer of Hebrews who said,
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Dear friends,
I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” 1 Peter 2:9-12.
This is what it is to be Christian.
Thus the question to you is,
If you claim to be a Christian are you living a holy life acceptable to God? A life that in love, points people to God and the salvation Jesus offers?
Please think about it.
“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 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.” John 17:20-21.
Here is a prayer of Jesus for all Christians past, present and future. Christ’s prayer is for those who believe in Jesus because of the message of his disciples.
Jesus prays that God be in Christians that the world may see God through all believers in Christ.
If Christ is truly in us then the world will see God through us without us even saying a word. Francis of Assisi wrote,
“Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.”
In order to preach the word at all times we need to be living a life described by the writer of Hebrews who said,
“Make every effort to live in peace with all men
and to be holy;
without holiness no one will see the Lord.”
Hebrews 12:14.
The Apostle Peter states,“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Dear friends,
I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.
Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” 1 Peter 2:9-12.
This is what it is to be Christian.
Thus the question to you is,
If you claim to be a Christian are you living a holy life acceptable to God? A life that in love, points people to God and the salvation Jesus offers?
Please think about it.
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