JESUS PRAYED FOR YOU
John
17:20-21 My
prayer is not for them [the original disciples] alone. I pray also for those
who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one,
Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that
the world may believe that you have sent me.
Have you ever looked at the
prayers of Jesus in the New Testament? There are many different scenes where he
prayed. I have not counted the scenes depicted in each Gospel, only the
unduplicated number. I think there are twelve. Some scenes merely allude to
Jesus going off to pray in a solitary place. Others give the words he actually
used in his prayers. Of the prayers that we have with his words, they are
important to consider. If you were to look at all the prayers in the New
Testament that Jesus prayed, what do you think you would find?
Every prayer that Jesus
offered to the Father was answered. Yes, there were times where is emotions got
in the way but he allowed the truth to direct his petitions to the Father. When
he wanted to elevate his will over the Father’s in the Garden of Gethsemane,
what happened? Jesus relented of that urge and elevated the Father’s will over
his. In submitting to the Father, each of his prayers would be answered for
they were a part of God’s plan. Sometimes his prayers were general in nature
but they were still in line with God’s plan for Jesus and for us.
May God continue to grow you
in the likeness of His Son. May your prayers conform to His will. May you pray
that God has his way in your heart and mind. Be mindful of the Spirit’s
presence and ministry to you personally and allow Him free reign in your heart
and mind. In submitting our prayer life to Him, we find more unity in thought
and action as we align with His will.