we are not of this world
Samuel Acevedo
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: In John 17, Jesus raises a powerful prayer that serves as an example for us to follow. Prayer is a two-way street, with communication going both ways. Jesus is the great intercessor who offers prayers and supplications to the Father on our behalf. In this prayer, Jesus declares that he has all authority and power over all created beings, and that we belong to him and are not of this world. He asks for protection, sanctification, unity, and use for his people. We should imitate this prayer and declare these same statements and requests in our own prayers. Knowing that Jesus treasures us and takes our relationship with him seriously should inspire awe and gratitude in us. We must choose which side we are on in the everlasting controversy between those who recognize and submit to the Lordship of Christ and those who oppose it. Those who follow Christ become a new species of human being through whom God executes his purposes on earth. It is a compliment from Satan when he targets and opposes us because it means we are doing something good and threatening to him. Jesus asks for protection, sanctification, unity, and use for his people, and we should ask for the same for our Church.
In John 17:11-26, Jesus prays for his disciples and for all believers. He asks the Father to protect them from evil and to sanctify them in truth. He desires for them to be one, just as he and the Father are one, and to share in his glory. Jesus equipped us with the Holy Spirit to navigate this world and fulfill God's purposes in us. He longs to see us and have us share in his victory. We are not of this world and must remember that this is not our home. The vision Anita had shows that God's army is taking its position, and we must take our position as well.
Anita saw an army entering a church and asked God who they were. God said they were His army taking position and waiting for His people to take their position. It's time for people to take authority over their situations, neighborhoods, and cities, and to stop saying they don't have resources when they have the resources of heaven. God wants to give His people the Kingdom of Heaven and all the resources they need. People need to seek more from God and be someone who fights for more in their life. If they want a lot, God will give them the Kingdom of Heaven.
In John 17:11-26, Jesus prays for his disciples and for all believers. He asks the Father to protect them from evil and to sanctify them in truth. He desires for them to be one, just as he and the Father are one, and to share in his glory. Jesus equipped us with the Holy Spirit to navigate this world and fulfill God's purposes in us. He longs to see us and have us share in his victory. We are not of this world and must remember that this is not our home. The vision Anita had shows that God's army is taking its position, and we must take our position as well.
Anita saw an army entering a church and asked God who they were. God said they were His army taking position and waiting for His people to take their position. It's time for people to take authority over their situations, neighborhoods, and cities, and to stop saying they don't have resources when they have the resources of heaven. God wants to give His people the Kingdom of Heaven and all the resources they need. People need to seek more from God and be someone who fights for more in their life. If they want a lot, God will give them the Kingdom of Heaven.
John 17. As part of this series on how to live a healthy life the Pastor has emphasized prayer as an essential tool frankly to cope with whatever the enemy or life or the world throws at us, essential is prayer, and he has used as an example this couple of weeks the prayer of Jabez. Today we continue this theme using as an example a prayer raised by none other than our Lord Jesus.
My brothers: first of all I imagine that the main ministry of heaven is intercession. Do you know that prayer is a two-way street? it is a dialogue. Their prayers go up to heaven but the Word also promises that the Lord, Romans declares, "is seated at the right hand of the Father making intercession for us." The letter to the Hebrews describes him as the great High Priest offering prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears.
My brothers: first of all I imagine that the main ministry of heaven is intercession. Do you know that prayer is a two-way street? it is a dialogue. Their prayers go up to heaven but the Word also promises that the Lord, Romans declares, "is seated at the right hand of the Father making intercession for us." The letter to the Hebrews describes him as the great High Priest offering prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears.
