Jesus is Essential
John 17:22–23: And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
The glory which Christ gave the church may refer to the glory of the Cross. As the church received and pondered the significance of Jesus’ atoning work, it would be united in God’s purposes and redemptive plan. Again the union of Christians (that they may be one) is likened to the unity the Son has with the Father (as We are One).
This union is further linked by Christ’s indwelling of believers (I in them). The goal of the unity of believers with each other and with God is twofold: (a) that the world will believe in the Son’s divine mission (know that You sent Me), and (b) that the world will sense that God’s love for believers is deep, intimate, and lasting as is His love for His unique Son. 1
Walking with Jesus
How does your life bear evidence to your world, that you belong to Jesus? How can you best complete this sentence with your own personal answer: The reason that I know that I am deeply loved by God is because _______________________________.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3:28
The indwelling Holy Spirit allows you to experience the outworking of holy living.
Praying
Lord, teach me how to yield more often to the leading of the Holy Spirit within me.
1. Walvoord, John F., & Zuck, R. B., Dallas Theological Seminary. (1985). The Bible Knowledge Commentary.
