“I do not pray for these
alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in
You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent
Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they
may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in
one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as
You have loved Me.
وَلَسْتُ أُصَلِّي مِنْ أَجْلِ هؤُلاَءِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ أَيْضاً مِنْ أَجْلِ الَّذِينَ سَوْفَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِي بِسَبَبِ كَلِمَةِ هؤُلاَءِ،
21 لِيَكُونَ الْجَمِيعُ وَاحِداً؛ أَيُّهَا الآبُ، كَمَا أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ
فِيَّ وَأَنَا فِيكَ، لِيَكُونُوا هُمْ أَيْضاً وَاحِداً فِينَا، لِكَيْ يُؤْمِنَ
الْعَالَمُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَرْسَلْتَنِي.
22 إِنِّي أَعْطَيْتُهُمُ الْمَجْدَ الَّذِي أَعْطَيْتَنِي، لِيَكُونُوا
وَاحِداً كَمَا نَحْنُ وَاحِدٌ.
23 أَنَا فِيهِمْ، وَأَنْتَ فِيَّ، لِيَكْتَمِلُوا فَيَصِيرُوا وَاحِداً،
حَتَّى يَعْرِفَ الْعَالَمُ أَنَّكَ أَرْسَلْتَنِي وَأَنَّكَ أَحْبَبْتَهُمْ كَمَا
أَحْبَبْتَنِي.
John 17:20-23
Jesus asked for unity amongst believers. He desires that we have a
deep connection with Him and The Father and also with other believers.
He gave us a new
commandment:
“A new commandment I give to
you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one
another.”
وَصِيَّةً جَدِيدَةً أَنَا أُعْطِيكُمْ: أَحِبُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ بَعْضاً،
كَمَا أَحْبَبْتُكُمْ أَنَا، تُحِبُّونَ بَعْضُكُمْ.
John 13:34
Both unity and love have the same purpose “that the world may
know”. Jesus commands us to be united in Him. As
believers in Jesus Christ, as Lord and Saviour, we need to be united with each
other in every family, in every Church and across all denominations, churches
and countries, and lift up ‘The Church’ as one church, because Christ loved The Church and gave himself up for
her Ephesians 5:25.
The
unity that Christ offers brings peace within and between believers. In the
world system we may have tribulations and persecution but we have Jesus’
assurance:
“These things I have spoken
to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation;
but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
أَخْبَرْتُكُمْ بِهَذَا كُلِّهِ لِيَكُونَ لَكُمْ فِيَّ سَلاَمٌ.
فَإِنَّكُمْ فِي الْعَالَمِ سَتُقَاسُونَ الضِّيقَ. وَلكِنْ تَشَجَّعُوا، فَأَنَا
قَدِ انْتَصَرْتُ عَلَى الْعَالَمِ!»
John 16:33
I invite you to repeat the following
prayer for yourself:
Abba Father, thank You for Your
abundant blessings.
Thank You Jesus for praying for me,
to our Father.
Thank You Jesus for granting me
eternal life through the Cross.
Thank You Jesus that You are in me
and I in You.
Thank You Father for Your
inseparable, deep, and everlasting love.
Thank You Jesus for revealing God
to me, because I have these wonderful resources, I can persevere in my faith.
Abba Father, please set me apart
for your service so that I may fulfill Your mission for me on this earth.
Help me Jesus to carry out Your
commandment to love others and be united with all my Christian brothers and
sisters.
Help me God to demonstrate unity
with fellow believers through love, obedience and commitment to Your will.
Thank you Jesus for the peace You
give me and the assurance that You have conquered the world.
Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and]
do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond
our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work
within us, 21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen. Ephesians 3: 20-21 AMP
Jesus loves you,
In Him,
Wagdi Henein
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