The text today is a prayer Jesus is praying for His disciples. It seems they are right there with Him as He is praying, or at least close by. Can you imagine what it would be like to have Jesus pray for you to God the Father? The disciples must have been in awe at this moment in time.
Jesus asks God to sanctify them. Sanctify means to set apart for a sacred purpose. Oh, my, this just gets better and better. What does it mean to be sanctified by the truth? The disciples were set apart by the truth to do the work Jesus began. They were commissioned to spread the Good News to tell all who would listen about God's Word.
We too have been set apart to do God's work, to share the story of Jesus, to point to God's Word. Do you feel special? You are, as a child of God you can't get any more special. The real question is, "What are we going to do about it?" Growing Up Strong in God's Word prepares us to carry out our assignment, to understand what it means and to be confident the Holy Spirit will guide and protect us. We are in the midst of an amazing adventure - hold on to your hats, God is up to something big.
Read the John 17:6-19 text here.
We too have been set apart to do God's work, to share the story of Jesus, to point to God's Word. Do you feel special? You are, as a child of God you can't get any more special. The real question is, "What are we going to do about it?" Growing Up Strong in God's Word prepares us to carry out our assignment, to understand what it means and to be confident the Holy Spirit will guide and protect us. We are in the midst of an amazing adventure - hold on to your hats, God is up to something big.
Read the John 17:6-19 text here.
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