Pensamientos sobre el Verso de Hoy
Pocas cosas son más preciosas que saber que Jesús, en la noche en la cual fue traicionado, oró por nosotros. Tantas veces leemos las palabras de Juan 17, pensando en ellas como una oración para los apóstoles. Pero si las examinamos más de acerca, vemos que Jesús está orando para nosotros, los que creemos en el por el testimonio de los apóstoles. Quiere que seamos uno. Quiere que vivamos con la misma unidad, propósito y carácter de Dios como lo hizo Él. Si no lo hacemos ¿cómo sabrá el mundo que Dios mandó a su Hijo? ¿Cómo sabrán en que creer? ¿Cómo llegarán a tener Jesús como su Salvador?
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
Few things are more precious than knowing that on the night he was betrayed, Jesus not only prayed for his first disciples, but also for us who have come to believe because of their testimony! So often, we read the words of John 17:1-26 and study them as a prayer for Jesus' apostles in the upper room. However, if we examine this prayer closely, we see that Jesus also prays for us, for you and me, who believe in Jesus because of the apostles' message. He knew us, looked forward to us being his disciples, and prayed for us on the night he was betrayed. And, dear friend of the Savior, the Lord wants us to be one! He wants us to live with the same unity, purpose, and character of God that he, as the Son, did. If we do not live and love in unity, then how will the world know that God sent his Son? Notice how Jesus ties our unity to the world, knowing the Father sent him — John 17:21, 23. How will they know what to believe? How will they find Jesus as their Savior? We must be one!
Mi oración
Padre, perdónanos, cámbianos y ayúdanos a ver que ser tus discípulos es la cosa más importante en la vida. Rompe la barreras que nos dividen en grupos distintos y ayúdanos encontrar la unidad en el único que realmente importa. En el nombre de Jesús, oro, Amén.
My Prayer...
Father, forgive us, change us, and help us see what is most important in our lives as your disciples. Break down the barriers that divide us into different religious groups and help us find unity around the One who matters most to all of us, Jesus. It is in his name that we pray for us to be one, just as our Savior prayed on the night he was betrayed. Amen.
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