I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one.
- John 17:15 (NKJV)
Did you know that after the last supper, Jesus spent time with His disciples, explaining to them what the future would look like for them as His followers and how they should plan to spend their remaining time on earth.
He told them that He would be betrayed by one of them, that another would deny Him.
He instructed them to tell others of the Father and that He would send them a Helper (the Holy Spirit) when He was gone.
He warned them that they would be hated and rejected, and some would die, but because of what was to come they would have eternal life through Him.
Then He prayed for them.
He asked God to protect them as they faced the rest of their lives being chased, jailed, tortured and for some of them, killed for telling people about His life and the sacrifices He made for them.
Jesus could have asked God to bring the twelve directly to Heaven after His death and resurrection, rather than have them face a life of persecution.
But knowing what the future held, Jesus prayed for their protection.
He prayed that the Father would give them the strength to follow through with His divine plan, no matter the circumstances they found themselves in.
Do you believe that Jesus prays the same prayer for us?
He wants us to spread His love and peace to those who do not know Him, and He prays that the Father protects us from evil while we fulfill His great commission.
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