John 17:11 NIV
"...Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one."
Jesus prayed for the protection of believers through the power of the Fathers name. His name provides our protection. Protection from danger and evil caused by satan, surrounding me in a fallen world, protection from my sinful nature. But not just the name of the Father, the name of Jesus, the name given by the Father. The name of Jesus protects me. When I call on the name of Jesus, I can be confident that protection is mine. Whatever I need, whenever I need it, I just call on the name Jesus.
And when I depend on Jesus Christ for my protection, I will be "in" him, just as he is in the Father. We are made complete through this, complete in Christ, complete in the Father. Safe and secure, nothing to fear, just the love of Christ as I am with him and I am in him.
Lord help me to apply your name to my everyday life, to remember to come to you for help. May this be so. To you Lord almighty be the glory.
"...Holy Father, protect them by the power of your name, the name you gave me, so that they may be one as we are one."
Jesus prayed for the protection of believers through the power of the Fathers name. His name provides our protection. Protection from danger and evil caused by satan, surrounding me in a fallen world, protection from my sinful nature. But not just the name of the Father, the name of Jesus, the name given by the Father. The name of Jesus protects me. When I call on the name of Jesus, I can be confident that protection is mine. Whatever I need, whenever I need it, I just call on the name Jesus.
And when I depend on Jesus Christ for my protection, I will be "in" him, just as he is in the Father. We are made complete through this, complete in Christ, complete in the Father. Safe and secure, nothing to fear, just the love of Christ as I am with him and I am in him.
Lord help me to apply your name to my everyday life, to remember to come to you for help. May this be so. To you Lord almighty be the glory.
