14 I have given to them Your word [the message You gave Me]; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world and do not belong to the world, just as I am not of the world and do not belong to it. 15 I do not ask You to take them out of the world, but that You keep them and protect them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.
– JOHN 17:14-15
CULTURE CREATES TENSIONS
14 I have given to them Your word [the message You gave Me]; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world and do not belong to the world, just as I am not of the world and do not belong to it.
– JOHN 17:14
11 I am no longer in the world; yet they are still in the world, and I am coming to You.
– JOHN 17:11
22 Jesus said to His disciples, “For this reason I tell you, do not worry about your life, as to what you will eat; or about your body, as to what you will wear. 23 For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
– LUKE 12:22
CULTURE OF JESUS IS OUR REINFORCEMENT RATHER THAN OUR REMOVAL
11 I am no longer in the world; yet they are still in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them IN YOUR NAME, the name which You have given Me, so that they may be one just as We are.
– JOHN 17:11
15 I DO NOT ASK YOU to take them out of the world,
– JOHN 17:15
15 but that You keep them and protect them from the evil one.
– JOHN 17:15
16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them in the truth [set them apart for Your purposes, make them holy]; Your word is truth.
– JOHN 17:16
32 And you will know the truth [regarding salvation], and the truth will set you free [from the penalty of sin].”
– JOHN 8:32
THIS WEEK’S ACTIVATION:
IT’S WORTH THE KEEP
READ: JOHN 17
- CULTURE CREATES TENSIONS
READ: JOHN 17:14; JOHN 17:11; LUKE 12:22;
ASK:
What cultural tendencies am I falling victim to or feeling the tension of?
- CULTURE OF JESUS IS OUR REINFORCEMENT RATHER THAN OUR REMOVAL
READ: JOHN 17:15; JOHN 17:11; JOHN 17:16; JOHN 8:32
ASK:
What do you need greater freedom in today?
PRAY:
Jesus, thank you for establishing the culture of heaven according to your way of life for us to follow. Forgive me for any area I am believing the lie of a dying way of life. I receive the protection and empowerment of your culture for me to live in today!
Amen!