When God Says …
“I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me.” (John 17:6-8 KJV).
In these passages from the Lord's prayer to the Father, we discover glorious truths that must not be neglected but embraced. The only begotten Son of God came on a mission to reveal the Father to all humanity. Knowing and seeing God the Father through the light of the Words the Lord Jesus spoke and the signs He manifested was the foremost matter He sought to teach and show to His disciples and us. He has chosen them and us out of the world. We were given to Him by the Father (John 17:6). He gave us all Words of revelation provided directly from the Father. Those Words are for us to mirror on and obey. Our obedience, as the Lord Jesus affirmed, is by believing in Him (John 6:29). Now, in Christ Jesus, we belong to the Father. We are sons and daughters of God, in Christ.
These prayers of declaration of the Lord Jesus Christ, put in heartfelt perspective Apostle Peter’s statement of faith when in one instance they were asked if they want to go away. It is written: “So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.”” (John 6:67-69 ESV).
And I say, AMEN!
Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries
When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.
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