That We May Be One

 John 17: 20-26

Jesus Prays for All Believers

²⁰ “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; ²¹ that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. ²² And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: ²³ I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

²⁴ “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. ²⁵ O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. ²⁶ And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.”

Jesus expresses his love for us in this tender passage from his "Priestly Prayer in John 17. He desires unity of spirit, oneness with himself, a sharing of his glory a closeness cemented in love. It's not a master- servant relationship, but brother to brother, or Creator to created. How blessed are we to be called into this intimate relationship!  May we never do anything to weaken or destroy it.  The Holy Spirit makes it possible.  Come,, Holy Spirit!

Bro. Rene