Look who Jesus prays for prior to His crucifixion!

Jesus prays for His disciples who He spent the previous three years with, here in John 17:6-8:

“I have manifested Your name to the people whom You have given Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept and obeyed Your word. Now they know that all You have given Me is from You. For the words which You gave Me I have given them; and they received and accepted them and truly understood that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.”

It’s almost beyond comprehension what Jesus prayed in verses 20 & 21, when He asked the Father for us (all future believers) to become one with Him:

“I do not pray for these alone, but also for [all] those who [will ever] believe and trust in Me through their message, that they all may be one; just as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.”

Rather than being overwhelmed by such a realization that we in fact can become one with the Creator of the universe … may we also recognize the massive responsibility God has called each one of us to.

Because of our witness, and through the power of the Holy Spirit who lives within us, it’s possible for those around us to believe without any doubt that Jesus was truly sent by the Father to save their souls for all eternity.

We’re all missionaries right where we are, as well as ambassadors for Christ to a lost and dying world around us! The big question is, “Will we step up, and surrender complete ownership of our lives unto Him, in order that many will repent of their sins and put their trust in the only One who can save their souls?”

May we be both motivated and extremely encouraged by what the Apostle Paul tells us what Jesus is doing right now, here in Romans 8:34 says:

“Who then will condemn us? No one—for Christ Jesus died for us and was raised to life for us, and He is sitting in the place of honor at God’s right hand, pleading for us.”

Thank you Lord for this high calling to represent Your truth to those who need Your saving grace! And thank you for continuing to intercede for us from heaven, as we trust Your guidance and direction with every divine appointment You allow us to have each day.