In Jesus' prayer the night before he died, he prayed for us. This is amazing to me. If I knew it to be my last day on earth it's unlikely I would pray a lengthy prayer for people I had never met. Of course, Jesus knew us before we were born (Psalm 139:13-16), so that sort of makes my situation irrelevant.
Nevertheless, his focus on us and his desire for his investment in our spiritual well-being to produce eternal results, is obviously uppermost in his heart. His prayer as he prepares to rejoin God in heaven reveals a longing for us to be one with him and the Father.
John 17:13-17
And now I am coming to you. I have told them many things while I was with them so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not. I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, just as I do not. I'm not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They are not part of this world any more than I am. Make them pure and holy by teaching them your words of truth.
What a request! Jesus' desire for us cannot be fulfilled by God without our cooperation. Jesus lived to give us the "words of truth." They will only have impact if we honestly seek them out and allow them to affect our lives--to make us "pure and holy." Truth in action is Jesus' desire for our lives! Truth CAN be found!
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