One of the final prayers Jesus spoke in the garden prior to his arrest can be found in John 17. First Jesus prays for himself to be glorified so that God too can be glorified. He then prays to God on behalf of his apostles. He asks for their protection, holiness, truth and for unity. He then goes on to pray for us. Those of us that believe in Jesus through the message of the apostles. This starts in verse 20:
“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…I in them and you in me. May they be brought into complete unity to let the world know that I have loved them even as you have loved me.” John 17: 20, 23
This year is the first time in history that during Passover and Easter almost the whole world is held inside. Much of the world commerce has stopped and we are inside with alot of time to focus on Easter and/or Passover without the worldly distractions.
Could it be the answer to Jesus’ prayer in the Garden? Could it be the one time in history when we are all (all nations, religions, Gentiles and the Jewish) are united in recognizing and celebrating the one true God? Recognizing his love for us? Praying for unity and knowing that he is Lord of all? If we come together in that belief and in recognizing Jesus as our Savior then we are united to him and through him we find Gods love. This love so great that he gave his one and only Son to die for us so that we may celebrate eternal life of glory to God through him.
Through Jesus we are a fellowship of believers. Called to serve and worship our King. This call is eternal and ignited by love. This love will bring the world into unity just as Jesus has prayed. His words will not return to him void. No greater love has ever been unleashed so receive it, celebrate it, and share it. The world needs to know about it and our Lord gave his life for it, so lets make love happen.
Over our lifetime many of us have sent thousands of prayers to Jesus asking for help, maybe it’s our turn to answer his prayer for once.
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