Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17
On last year, I heard quite a few words of slang that are popular among the younger generation. One in particular my daughter uses is the phrase “the truth”, which translates into there’s “no denying it”; how good or genuine something or someone is; for example, “Nana's greens are the truth." Now this is one that she would definitely use with much fervor, meaning her Grandmother’s greens are like “it, the best, good, or the bomb (for the older generation).” I love this phrase and would have to be of the same opinion as it correlates to this verse of scripture for today.
Here we find Jesus having dialogue with the Father during the final hours before his plight to the cross. You can feel the love, the compassion, and the concern in the words He speaks throughout this chapter. Unselfishly, Jesus is asking God to keep those that you have given to Me, preserve and protect them that they may be one as We are. He said, I come to you now because I have revealed to them who You are and they have seen Your glory. They know, understand, have obeyed and kept your word. They believe, that You have sent me, however, after I leave, they will still be in this world; so Father, please guard them, because I desire that not one will perish or be lost. Also Father, so that my joy may be full and perfect in them, fill their hearts and make them complete; keep them and protect them from the enemy; set them apart for your glory; I have given them your Word and Your Word is truth. Bless them with the truth, this reality, this certainty in You, since this truth will allow them live a holy and sanctified life in this present world. What a beautiful conversation Jesus had with His Father on our behalf. What a demonstration of love and devotion he shows in this passage.
Jesus desires that based on this revealed truth, that it can and will convert us to be just like Him, Christ like. This truth without doubt, allows us to validate the true and living God. We are then able to share with others, and speak this truth. It permits us to go into the world and spread the word because we can bear witness and testify of this truth because we have a relationship with the living God. Just like Nana’s greens are a revealed truth, because they have been personally tasted and we can testify to their goodness, the same as it is with God's word, it’s been revealed to us, we have personally tasted and we can testify of its goodness. We could definitely say that God’s Word is the truth or better translated, Jesus is the truth!
Until the morning, be blessed!
Cynde
On last year, I heard quite a few words of slang that are popular among the younger generation. One in particular my daughter uses is the phrase “the truth”, which translates into there’s “no denying it”; how good or genuine something or someone is; for example, “Nana's greens are the truth." Now this is one that she would definitely use with much fervor, meaning her Grandmother’s greens are like “it, the best, good, or the bomb (for the older generation).” I love this phrase and would have to be of the same opinion as it correlates to this verse of scripture for today.
Here we find Jesus having dialogue with the Father during the final hours before his plight to the cross. You can feel the love, the compassion, and the concern in the words He speaks throughout this chapter. Unselfishly, Jesus is asking God to keep those that you have given to Me, preserve and protect them that they may be one as We are. He said, I come to you now because I have revealed to them who You are and they have seen Your glory. They know, understand, have obeyed and kept your word. They believe, that You have sent me, however, after I leave, they will still be in this world; so Father, please guard them, because I desire that not one will perish or be lost. Also Father, so that my joy may be full and perfect in them, fill their hearts and make them complete; keep them and protect them from the enemy; set them apart for your glory; I have given them your Word and Your Word is truth. Bless them with the truth, this reality, this certainty in You, since this truth will allow them live a holy and sanctified life in this present world. What a beautiful conversation Jesus had with His Father on our behalf. What a demonstration of love and devotion he shows in this passage.
Jesus desires that based on this revealed truth, that it can and will convert us to be just like Him, Christ like. This truth without doubt, allows us to validate the true and living God. We are then able to share with others, and speak this truth. It permits us to go into the world and spread the word because we can bear witness and testify of this truth because we have a relationship with the living God. Just like Nana’s greens are a revealed truth, because they have been personally tasted and we can testify to their goodness, the same as it is with God's word, it’s been revealed to us, we have personally tasted and we can testify of its goodness. We could definitely say that God’s Word is the truth or better translated, Jesus is the truth!
Until the morning, be blessed!
Cynde
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