Jesus Prayed for Us

 

“My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message…”

—John 17:20

One of the most poignant and powerful passages of Scripture is recorded in John 17. Known to Bible students as “Jesus’ high priestly prayer,” our Savior prays for His disciples. Toward the end of this marvelously eloquent prayer, Jesus prays for you and me. Here’s John 17:20-23:

“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.

“I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”

Let us remember, all throughout this day and every day, that the very Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ, has prayed for us. He has asked His Father to bond us irresistibly to Himself. He has asked God to bring us into complete unity. Knowing that we are one with Him, let us boldly proclaim His mercy, love, and grace to a world who surely needs a Savior.

 

Based on a blog originally posted on Thursday, September 24, 2015

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