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Today is Saturday November 7, 2009 and we are continuing our studies in the book of John, please read chapters

17-18 in your Bible or Click Here to read them http://www.readytofollow.com/bible-november-7

Today's Message: He Chose You
Jesus sees far more in His followers than we see in ourselves or in each other. Even before you and I were created and even before the earth was created He chose you to do great things representing and glorifying Him and the one True God who gives eternal life.

After the Passover meal, Jesus began praying, He was not praying for those who lived in the world, He was praying for those who believe in and accept Him into their lives. “These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent............Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.” - John 17:1-3,7-11. Jesus is about to be betrayed and taken prisoner, just before this happens He prays to God for all those who believe in Him and have accepted His gift of eternal life. He not only gives eternal life, but makes us one of His own. When you stop and think about what Jesus did for us one can not help, but realize how much He truly did and does love us. How many people would give their life for such selfish, self willed people, with only one agenda, to get everything they want no matter who or what they have to do to get? Jesus truly gave us a gift that none of us should ever take for granted, we are saved, free from sin, free from hell, free from the bondage of satan. I for one never want to forget that. Guess what though? Jesus does not just give this gift to anyone, I mean truly He will forgive any sinner that comes to Him and seeks Him as their Savior, but He already knew that you would come to Him.

Jesus continued praying for all who would ever believe on Him, “And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 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. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.” - John 19-23. The word sanctify means to make on holy, cleanse one from sin. It means living by what the Spirit of God is instructing you to do, through His Word. We become separated from the world when we follow His Word. Even though we do not separate ourselves from the world, when we live by the Word of God the world will separate itself from us. Each person that comes to the Father through Jesus Christ, becomes one with Christ and the Father. We enter into the many members body of Christ, and all of the members of that body of Christ have a purpose. We are given individual gifts to be used to represent Christ. It is not an accident that you have come to know the Lord and understand His Word, for it is only by His drawing you by His Holy Spirit that your spiritual eyes were open, and you became one with Christ. It is our privilege to go to the unsaved with the Good News of eternal life. Our purpose is to accomplish the ministry that Jesus began, as revealed in all four Gospels. We are expected to use our assets, our time, and our abilities as good stewards, managers of His possessions entrusted to us, to reach the world with His Word. This is called, having a purpose. When you are sent you are sent to do a specific thing. God does not send you anywhere with out giving you what is necessary to get the job done. What ever those gifts are will dictate what your mission is. God has sent Christ into the world to teach, to perform miracles, and to shed His sinless blood on the cross and He chose you to teach the rest of the world. Incidentally, that means your world.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Lord, there is no one or no thing that is worthy of our complete allegiance, but You, our Lord, who has the words of eternal life. Though others may refuse to listen or turn away from the message of salvation we choose to persevere it, to use our gifts to glorify You. We persevere is in trial and in victory, in the ups and downs and in the in-betweens of everyday circumstances. We seek to do Your will in all things so that we will be richly rewarded at the end of this life. In Jesus' Name..........Amen.

Have a wonderful and blessed day/night
God Bless You,
Christina

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