Jesus explains that He kept His disciples through the name of God and none is lost except the son of perdition that the scripture maybe fulfilled.
We see again it's through the name of God that we are kept and preserved. God Faithfulness is our shield and protection. Ps 91:4b
Jesus spoke those words so that we may have fulness of His joy in ourselves. The lives of the disciples must always be filled with joy and peace. If joy and peace are lacking in your life, you are missing the most important things that you need in this journey. Don't let sin or the devil rob you of joy and peace in your heart.
Isaiah 57:21 says there is no peace for wicked people. In other words, if you want peace in your life, confess and forsake all your sin.
Jesus gave us His word and the world hated the disciples because they are not of the world just as Jesus is not of the world.
Do you know there is a gift that Jesus left for His disciples? Have received and opened it to see what your master left you? He gave us His word.
Have you ever considered God's word as God's gift to you?
How would you feel if you gave someone you love deeply a gift 🎁 and they tell you that they also love you but don't bother to open the gift and see what you spent your money and energy preparing?
In the same way, we disappoint God by not taking the gift of His word and studying it seriously to see what's inside.
It's not late to start; in the days of this ignorance, God overlooks, but now He commands all men everywhere to repent. Study the word of God. They say a chapter a day keeps the devil away.
Read from Mathew 1, if you have not started systematically, each day a chapter, and read it as God's gift to you, receive it and let it transform your life.
The world doesn't love the disciples because they have a different set of values from the world.
Jesus did not pray that we be taken out of the world, but that we be kept from the evil one.
We must realise that we have a purpose in this world which we have to fulfill before exiting, but also we have an enemy who is always trying to corrupt us thus we must always be sober and watchful and vigilant, always praying that we may stand and overcome everything.
We are not of the world. We are strangers and pilgrims here, for a short period to fulfill God's purpose for our lives.
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@Blessed Mshindi Mambo
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