Shalom,

We read John 17 in our Spoken Word Bible Reading Plan for today. The Gospel of John is my favorite of the Gospels and this chapter is one of my favorites in this book. Jesus is here praying to the Father about those He is leaving behind, and then He says this about US in verses 20-21:

20 Neither for these alone do I pray [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for all those who will ever come to believe in (trust in, cling to, rely on) Me through their word and teaching, 21 That they all may be one, [just] as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, so that the world may believe and be convinced that You have sent Me.

WE are His witnesses here on earth! Witnesses to the world that JESUS is GOD and that He LOVES us! And then my favorite verse of this book is verse 17:

17 Sanctify them [purify, consecrate, separate them for Yourself, make them holy] by the Truth; Your Word is Truth.

Everything we need to know is found inthe WORD of GOD, and no matter what anyone else says, if it does not agree with the WORD of GOD, it is NOT TRUTH! When you and I make the Word of God our standard, and obey it, we cannot fail! Let's dig in to the Word of God this coming year more than we ever have before and EXPECT Holy Spirit, our personal TEACHER, to show us so much more! Here is Hillsong with "Your Word":

Shalom in Him!