Wednesday 9 May 2012

Wednesday Reading: John 17:9-17

Key Verse: John 17:12
12  While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.

Devotion:
When we read the words that Christ prayed on our behalf we should be humbled into knowing just how much He does love us and how much He has done for us. Even though Jesus Christ is the Son of God He prays with all acknowledgements that we belong to God the Father and not to Him. He is the one that came to die in our stead but He knows it is because of the Godhead that we exist and now just because of Jesus the man. He knows that we are nothing without God and that we need Him, but just as we need Him He also knows that He needs God the Father – which in itself may cause us a bit of a moment because we know that He is God as well…

But the fact that Jesus was willing to allow us to know that He alone has not done this but as part of the Trinity should speak volumes to us as to how much we actually need Him in our lives. We cannot have any joy in knowing that we are good enough for anything but we certainly can have all the Joy we deserve by knowing that we need Christ in our lives.

Jesus also acknowledges that we need God’s Word. It is the Word that He taught to the disciples and the same Word that He wants us to teach to those around us. It is that same Word that has been fulfilled. It is the same Word that has made the world hate us as it hated Him – because it is that same Word that shows us that we are sinners; something none of us want to admit!

And then Jesus prayed that we should be kept safe and secure from the evil of this world and the evil of those fallen angels as well. It is for strength and wisdom that He prays on our behalf. It is to ensure that we are safe that He makes His plea to God the Father. It is with love that He secures us a very important place in God’s heart.

The most important part here is that Christ shows us where the truth is and that is plainly in God’s Word. It is that same Word that Christ taught that we have received. It is that same Word that Christ wants us to go out and teach about. It is the same truth that Jesus used to rebuke Satan. That Truth is God’s Word and we need it with us always – Thank you Holy Spirit!

Points to Ponder:
Do you know God’s Word?

Do you take God’s Word with you?