Young People's Group

“THAT THEY MAY BE ONE JUST AS WE ARE ONE”

by Pastor Mitch
February 13, 2011

The Glory That The Lord Gives

Oneness should never be taken for granted. The Lord Jesus did not! It was something that He was deeply concerned about. Hence, He prayed that all His disciples, immediate and future, may be one just as God the Father and Him are one. One important aspect of the glory of God is oneness.

“And the glory which you gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one” 
John 17:22

What is this glory which the Father gave to His Son? Throughout the book of John, we can read of this glory of oneness between the Father and the Son. The Father has shown great love to His Son. The Son had also shown great love to the Father and sought to do His will. It is this glory of being one in love that the Lord Jesus had given to His disciples. They too know of this oneness that our Lord and Master had with the Father. Whether the disciples would ultimately be one was their responsibility. The Lord had shown them and given them everything that they needed to be one. They had to play their part in order to be one. As present disciples of the Lord Jesus, oneness is something that we should constantly pray for and work at as He did.

Being Made Perfect In One

“I in them and You in Me, that they may be made perfect in one.” 
John 17:23

Oneness should never be seen as a simple thing. It takes more than a simple initial faith to have oneness. The kind of oneness that the Lord Jesus was praying for takes maturity. When we are truly one, people can see the Lord Jesus in us. He would specially dwell in us. He would be foremost in our hearts and minds. The Father would be in the Son. God the Father and the Lord Jesus would be specially seen in all that we do. The Lord specially prayed that we may be made perfect in one. Let’s also pray for this spiritual maturity in being one.

That The World May Know

“And that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.” 
John 17:23

It is through this mature spirit of oneness that we can best reach the world. The world will be able to recognize something outstanding and distinctive about us. It is a oneness that comes from the Lord Jesus Christ. They will see the glory of God shown through the love in Christ that we have for each other. They will be able to acknowledge that the Lord Jesus had been specially sent from the Father. This Saturday, at the Chinese New Year Special, let’s show to all who will come our oneness and love in Christ. Young people, let’s pray that some will come to know the love that the Father has given us too.

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