I am posting for yesterdays reading and today's.
17:3 - And this is the way to have eternal life - to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, the one you sent to earth. - I find it interesting that we talk about eternal life in a multitude of ways, but Jesus says it is to know God and to know Jesus. I was trying to express last night at a worship and prayer thing how I just want to know God better, but not like know the facts know, but know in breath by breath relationship. I want to know eternal life and not just know about eternal life.
17:11 - ... now protect them by the power of your name so that they will be united just as we are. - Unity is a core characteristic of God and apparently we struggle to stay in it, because of all the things Jesus could pray for He spent much of His prayer on unity.
17:15 - I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. - Jesus has no intention to take us out of the world, because we need to be fruitful in the world. What Jesus longs for is for us to take the world out of us. We spend so much time in the world that we become united with the world and anyone who is united with the world cannot be united with Christ. When we are one with the world in our views of work, money, scheduling, sexuality, entertainment......we are not and cannot be one with God.
17:11/21/22 - (NASB) that they may be one - This must be REALLY significant because Jesus prays for it 3 times in His final prayer for us.
18:6 - As Jesus said, "I AM he," they all drew back and fell to the ground. - This verse has always blown me away. Here is Jesus in the garden and as this force of people comes to arrest Him He says His true name (I AM) and they all fall down. I always wondered why now when in the past when Jesus said "I AM" people didn't fall down. Is it because He is so close to the crucifixion and His glory is leaking out more and more? Is it because God is making a statement to them? Is it because He is making a statement to us about who was still in control?
18:10 - Then Simon Peter drew a sword and slashed off the right ear of Malchus, the high priest's slave. - It isn't just about our passion for Jesus. It is about even our passion being submitted to Christ's will. I know there have been times in my life where I thought my passion made my approach okay. It is about His will FIRST and then my passion.
18:28 - ... His accusers didn't go inside because it would defile them, and they wouldn't be allowed to celebrate the Passover. - WOW! Hypocrisy at its worst. They were murdering the innocent, but didn't want to mess up their religious obligations. I wonder where we do this today?
18:38 - What is truth? - People have been asking this question since before Pilate uttered it and they still utter it today. The reality is Truth was standing in front of Pilate and had he truly wanted to know what truth was he could have asked and Jesus would have explained it. Most people who question what truth is are not truly seeking an answer, they are looking for an out. If you truly want to know about truth then go to Jesus ans research it out. At the worst you will have Jesus' opinion (if you don't believe) and at best you will find Truth.
Love, Michael
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