NKJV: John 17:21 – “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.”
NLT: John 17:21 – “I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.”
“This was Jesus’ heartfelt prayer—not just for His disciples then, but for all of us now. It was a divine call to unity: a sacred oneness that mirrors the perfect harmony between the Father and the Son. In choosing to walk in unity and love, we become living, breathing evidence of Christ’s presence to a watching world.”
It’s time we, as believers, began to enter the oneness Jesus prayed for in John 17:21. It’s time we held onto one another in good times as well as bad. It’s time we realized that we need one another.
We do, you know. I need your faith as much as you need mine. Together, we can face anything and win in Jesus.
Let me show you why. In John 3:34, God says Jesus was given the Holy Spirit without measure. He was more powerful than all the demons of hell and all wicked spirits of all classes, including Satan himself. He was able to defeat their combined power.
Now consider this. We are His Body. Each of us has been given the measure of faith according to Romans 12:1-3. That measure is enough to take care of our own needs. However, there is more involved here than just our personal lives.
We have a world to win! We are the end-time generation. We need all the help we can get, but thank God, we can get all the help we need!
How? By joining together. Ephesians 4:13 says that when we all come together in the unity of the faith, we’ll have “the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.”
In other words, when the Body of Christ comes together and begins to function as one, we’ll have the Holy Spirit without measure, just like Jesus did! We will begin to see ministries functioning in the fullness of their callings. We ll begin to see manifestations of the Holy Spirit in full measure. We will see Jesus in fullness as we have never seen Him before.
Then the world will know the Father sent Him.
Step into that oneness today. Start today, making a daily effort to make yourself available to God to pray for others. Start your day by saying, “Holy Spirit, use me to pray for someone today. I offer You my measure of faith.”
Scripture Reading:
Ephesians 4:1-16
