NOTW: Sanctified

Jesus Prays

John 17:13–21 NLT

13 “Now I am coming to you. I told them many things while I was with them in this world so they would be filled with my joy. 14 I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 15 I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. 16 They do not belong to this world any more than I do. 17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. 18 Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. 19 And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth. 20 “I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. 21 I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me.

He asks God to:

Keep us safe from the evil one

Make them holy by your truth

Teach them your word

Word and Truth

Psalm 119:160 NLT

160 The very essence of your words is truth; all your just regulations will stand forever.

Psalms 1

Why?

Jesus is sending them out into the world just like God sent him into the world.

John 15:19 NLT

19 The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.

John 15:19

God Chose You

2 Thess 2:13

2 Thessalonians 2:13 NLT

13 As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation—a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.

You Have Been Set Apart