1 Samuel 19 & 20, John 17, Psalm 80: 8-19
John 17: 20-24 (ESV)
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will
believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you,
Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world
may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have
given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in
me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you
sent me and loved them even as you loved me. Father, I desire that they also,
whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you
have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world.”
Verses 20 through 24 from John 17 are part of Jesus’ prayers
before his arrest. Jesus prayed for himself, his disciples, and in in these
verses he prayed for his future followers who believe in him through the words
of the disciples. In other words, future follower of Christ which is us. I love
that Jesus was able to see the future even as he was facing what would be an incredible
painful part of his life in his crucifixion. He loved us so much even though he
would never meet us. Christ asked for the same blessing for us that he asked
for the followers that he did know for three years.
Sometimes when I watch “The Chosen” tv series, I am in awe
of the disciples who knew Christ, spoke to him, laughed with him, and cried
with him. I wonder if they knew at the time how lucky they were to have known Christ,
and what would become of the teachings of Christ. I wonder if they could see into
the future and see that over a billion people in 2024 or 1/7th of
the world’s population would be followers of Christ. I think Jesus knew and prayed
for his future followers in this prayer.
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