So Awesome

John 17 is another favorite of mine.  Jesus prays to his Father, and it’s a stirring prayer:

He tells his Father that he is coming to him now, but prays for his followers to have “the full measure of my joy within them.” He tells his Father how he has obeyed and given them his word, and then he prays for his Father not to take them out of the world, but to “protect them from the evil one.”

And then Jesus says, “They are not of the world, even as I am not of it.” He pulls us in, into the realm of heaven, where he resides. 

Jesus then affirms his Father’s word – the truth – stating just as his Father sent him into the world, Jesus is now sending his followers into the world.

Just this little part of Jesus’ prayer stirs my heart as I realize Jesus’ great love for us.  His desire is that we too see his Father and obey his word so that we too can experience the great joy that comes from knowing HIM and obeying HIM.

Jesus wants to share with us all the benefits he has, as the Son of the Most High.  That’s awesome.