Text:
John 17:25-26 (HCSB)
25 Righteous Father! The world has not known You. However, I have known You, and these have known that You sent Me.
26 I made Your name known to them and will make it known, so the love You have loved Me with may be in them and I may be in them.
Observation:
The topic of today’s devotional brings to mind another question that is useful before considering the question posed by today’s title.
Do I have the peace of God living in me? This is a peace that God gives His people, and no one can take His peace from you.
Consider some of the things that cannot rob you of the peace of God:
- pain
- persecution
- sickness
- slander
- hatred
- lies
All of these things and more were faced by the servants of God. Additionally, they were faced by Jesus, and His disciples. Today, you may be facing one or more of these peace robbers.
Our focal passage is a portion of the prayer that Jesus prayed for His people, and that prayer includes you. I am so grateful that Jesus is praying for you and me.
John 17:20 (HCSB)
20 I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in Me through their message.
The peace of God is a gift from God with Your name written on it. Believe Him, and receive your blessing.
John 14:1 (HCSB)
1 “Your heart must not be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in Me.
John 14:27 (HCSB)
27 “Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Your heart must not be troubled or fearful.
Prayer:
Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, thank You for loving us with the same love that You loved Jesus.
Father, I thank You for pouring out Your love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit that You have given to us (Romans 5:5).
Father, I thank You that the Son that You so loved is also alive in our hearts.
Father, draw us nearer to You, and I pray that we would always remember the precious gifts that You have given us in Christ Jesus our Lord. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
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Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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