[Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations…from
everlasting to everlasting Psalm
90:1-2
During this season of reflection and renewal, join me, and let's
explore God’s Presence, our dwelling place. Are you dwelling in the presence of
God? ~ Donna Howell Oswalt]
“As You sent Me
into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give Myself entirely to
You so they also might be entirely Yours. I am praying not only for these
disciples but also for all who will ever believe in Me because of their
testimony. My prayer for all of them is that they will be one, just as You and
I are one, Father – that just as You are in Me and I am in You, so they will be
in us, and the world will believe You sent Me.” John
17:18-21 NLT
Called the High Priestly
Prayer, Jesus prays for His followers and for all who will ever believe in Him as Redeemer. While expressing
His intimacy with the Father, Jesus prays for this same spiritual relationship for
His followers and future followers. Jesus intercedes asking for holy fellowship
among believers and with the Trinity. Jesus is
intercession between humanity and God.
Centuries before Jesus, the prophet Isaiah foretells of
the Messiah: He bore the sins of many and
interceded for sinners [Isaiah
53:12b]. On the night before His crucifixion, centuries before I am
born, Jesus remembers me to the
Father. Then and now and every tomorrow,
Jesus, You sit at the right hand of
God, You speak my name before the throne of the Most High. Extravagant Love hears my sighs of indecision,
my tears of discouragement, my groans of uncertainty. Jesus, You meet me in my
places of need, sustain me with whispers of hope. Count me alive in Christ. Let
my testimony give Glory to God. - dho
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by Donna Oswalt/Co-Founder of Mangrove Ministries/Christian blogger and author
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blessed by the Lord Who loves you best!”
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