John 17:15 And A Talk With My Sister

My sister has been going through the valley of the shadow of nonsense with her boss. She sings the blues, but also follows it with "Give Thanks in All Things for This is the WILL of GOD concerning you in Christ Jesus." It is hard to hear your loved one voice the pain points of a season. Often the loved one is reaching for understanding or striving to solve the problem or trying to convince the un-convincible that their misguided notions are all misplaced mistrusts. 

 Finding myself where I am along the path in my walk with Christ, GOD and the Holy Spirit, it is hard for me to endure these seasons my friends or loved ones are in. In a recent conversation with my sister I turned once again to the WORD of GOD. "

John 17 -15 Just as I didn't join the world's ways. I'm not asking that you take them out of the world 
But that you guard them from the Evil One. 
16 They are no more defined by the world Than I am defined by the world. 17 Make them holy - consecrated - with the truth; Your word is consecrating truth." 

Message Bible NIV "My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one." 

 I suppose I was trying to help someone understand that Jesus did not pray that the world would be made to come around to the disciple's way of thinking. He didn't pray that the world get it together and learn to work things out singing hand in hand. He prayed not that they be taking out of the world, but HE prayed that they be left in the world. 

The prayer was that we be guarded by GOD from the evil one. HE prayed that we be made Holy, Consecrated- with TRUTH. GOD'S WORD is consecrating TRUTH. All this action is to take place while in the WORLD. Won't HE DO IT. Yes HE Will! 

 A few Chapters earlier in the Gospel of John, Judas, not the betraying one, offered this question to Jesus: Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" 

Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. Make OUR HOME with him... not the World!!! 

 John 14:22-25-27 Message Bible Judas (not Iscariot) said, “Master, why is it that you are about to make yourself plain to us but not to the world?” “Because a loveless world,” said Jesus, “is a sightless world. If anyone loves me, he will carefully keep my word and my Father will love him—we’ll move right into the neighborhood! Not loving me means not keeping my words. The message you are hearing isn’t mine. It’s the message of the Father who sent me. “I’m telling you these things while I’m still living with you. The Friend, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send at my request, will make everything plain to you. He will remind you of all the things I have told you. I’m leaving you well and whole. That’s my parting gift to you. Peace. I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left—feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught. 

 Wow!!! I admit, I am not always good at thinking or believing that Jesus meant for real:"I don’t leave you the way you’re used to being left—feeling abandoned, bereft. So don’t be upset. Don’t be distraught." But, when I can tap into this and rest in HIS Will and GOD'S Way, allowing the Holy Spirit room to work,- watch out. Peace is real! 

 Be Blessed~

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