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Focus Passage: John 17:1-26 (CEV)<\/div>
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1\u00a0<\/sup>After Jesus had finished speaking to his disciples, he looked up toward heaven and prayed:<\/p>

Father, the time has come for you to bring glory to your Son, in order that he may bring glory to you. 2\u00a0<\/sup>And you gave him power over all people, so that he would give eternal life to everyone you give him. 3\u00a0<\/sup>Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent. 4\u00a0<\/sup>I have brought glory to you here on earth by doing everything you gave me to do. 5\u00a0<\/sup>Now, Father, give me back the glory that I had with you before the world was created.<\/p>

6\u00a0<\/sup>You have given me some followers from this world, and I have shown them what you are like. They were yours, but you gave them to me, and they have obeyed you. 7\u00a0<\/sup>They know that you gave me everything I have. 8\u00a0<\/sup>I told my followers what you told me, and they accepted it. They know that I came from you, and they believe that you are the one who sent me. 9\u00a0<\/sup>I am praying for them, but not for those who belong to this world. My followers belong to you, and I am praying for them. 10\u00a0<\/sup>All that I have is yours, and all that you have is mine, and they will bring glory to me.<\/p>

11\u00a0<\/sup>Holy Father, I am no longer in the world. I am coming to you, but my followers are still in the world. So keep them safe by the power of the name that you have given me. Then they will be one with each other, just as you and I are one. 12\u00a0<\/sup>While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power you have given me. I guarded them, and not one of them was lost, except the one who had to be lost. This happened so that what the Scriptures say would come true.<\/p>

13\u00a0<\/sup>I am on my way to you. But I say these things while I am still in the world, so that my followers will have the same complete joy that I do. 14\u00a0<\/sup>I have told them your message. But the people of this world hate them, because they don\u2019t belong to this world, just as I don\u2019t.<\/p>

15\u00a0<\/sup>Father, I don\u2019t ask you to take my followers out of the world, but keep them safe from the evil one. 16\u00a0<\/sup>They don\u2019t belong to this world, and neither do I. 17\u00a0<\/sup>Your word is the truth. So let this truth make them completely yours. 18\u00a0<\/sup>I am sending them into the world, just as you sent me. 19\u00a0<\/sup>I have given myself completely for their sake, so that they may belong completely to the truth.<\/p>

20\u00a0<\/sup>I am not praying just for these followers. I am also praying for everyone else who will have faith because of what my followers will say about me. 21\u00a0<\/sup>I want all of them to be one with each other, just as I am one with you and you are one with me. I also want them to be one with us. Then the people of this world will believe that you sent me.<\/p>

22\u00a0<\/sup>I have honored my followers in the same way that you honored me, in order that they may be one with each other, just as we are one. 23\u00a0<\/sup>I am one with them, and you are one with me, so that they may become completely one. Then this world\u2019s people will know that you sent me. They will know that you love my followers as much as you love me.<\/p>

24\u00a0<\/sup>Father, I want everyone you have given me to be with me, wherever I am. Then they will see the glory that you have given me, because you loved me before the world was created. 25\u00a0<\/sup>Good Father, the people of this world don\u2019t know you. But I know you, and my followers know that you sent me. 26\u00a0<\/sup>I told them what you are like, and I will tell them even more. Then the love that you have for me will become part of them, and I will be one with them.<\/p>\r\n

Read John 17:1-26<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n

During one of Jesus\u2019 famous prayers, He shares an interesting idea, and it is one that could confuse those reading Jesus\u2019 words without knowing the context of the last months of Jesus\u2019 time on earth. In His prayer, Jesus says to the Father, \u201cI am on my way to you. But I say these things while I am still in the world, so that my followers will have the same complete joy that I do.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 13)<\/p>\r\n

Some people when reading this may get the impression that Jesus\u2019 death was when He left to return to God. But this doesn\u2019t add up when we look at other details of the crucifixion \u2013 including Jesus\u2019 conversation with Mary in the garden following His resurrection.<\/p>\r\n

Instead, the focus at this point of the prayer is not on Jesus leaving as much as it is on Him wanting to say what needs to be said while still in this part of His ministry. The clock was ticking on being able to share a message with His disciples before the crucifixion happened, and while Jesus briefly taught the disciples following the resurrection before returning to heaven, trying to prepare the disciples for what was about to happen did have a time limit. Jesus wanted to share God\u2019s message with them before He was arrested. Jesus wanted them to realize before the cross what the cross signified.<\/p>\r\n

Jesus continues His prayer-conversation with the Father by saying, \u201cI have told them your message. But the people of this world hate them, because they don\u2019t belong to this world, just as I don\u2019t.<\/strong>\u201d (v. 14)<\/p>\r\n

\u201cNot belonging to this world\u201d is a characteristic of Jesus\u2019 followers. What this doesn\u2019t mean is standing on a street corner preaching an \u201cus vs. them\u201d message. Instead, this statement means that we should not focus on what the world focuses on, and we should not be swept up with the ever changing new and greatest thing.<\/p>\r\n

But instead of focusing on what we shouldn\u2019t be focusing on \u2013 which is something that never works well, we should intentionally keep our focus fixed on Jesus and on keeping our connection with Him strong. Other people might hate us because they don\u2019t understand or agree, but don\u2019t let their opinions shake our focus off of Jesus. When we intentionally keep our focus on Jesus, ignoring the craziness of culture becomes easier because we will have an anchor holding us steady in the storms of life.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

This thought was inspired by studying the Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p>

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