HIS VOICE DAILY DEVOTIONAL
MONDAY, 10TH JUNE 2024
TOPIC: YOU ARE NOT OF THE WORLD
TEXT: JOHN 17:16
They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. KJV
Jesus declared twice in his prayers for his disciples in John chapter seventeen that they are not of the world even as he is not of the world. We learned two days ago that he didn't pray for his disciples only, he prayed for all who shall believe in his name through their preaching and teaching.
Glory to God! The gospel has come to us through the works and doctrine of the apostles. We are the generation who believed on the name of Jesus through the preaching and teaching of the apostles. Therefore, we can appropriate Jesus' prayers to our account. Why did Jesus emphasize on the truth that he is not of the world and his disciples are not of the world? Truly, he established that his prayers were not for the world but for his disciples, whom God the Father has given him. (John 17:9)
Jesus laid emphasis on this truth that he is not of the world and all who believed on him are also not of the world. This is because, the world is against the truth of the gospel. Jesus came to the world to save the world, however, not everyone believes in him. Therefore, those who believe in him are up for contention in the world. This is why Jesus prayed to the Father to keep everyone who believes in him from the evil. The Greek translation of *The evil as written in John 17:15 means the devil and the wicked one.
Therefore, you and I, just as the disciples, are not of the world because we have received the word of God and have believed in Jesus, our Lord and saviour. This is why the world hates us and will yet throw its deception and lies as thoughts and physical hindrances before us in order to frustrate our dispositions in the Lord.
1John 4:4a reaffirms this truth, it says; You are of God, little children…. We are not of this world, we are of God, as his children. This is who we are in Christ Jesus. The children of God, born of the word of God, born of the spirit of God and of faith. We are not of the world. The world hates us because it hated Jesus, the word of life and the light of the world. Do not misunderstand this truth! These are spiritual truth that play out in our dealings and interactions daily. Our world is beyond what is seen, touched, feel, and smell alone.
What cannot be seen is the forces that characterizes what can be seen. Don't get carried away child of God. Live your life daily through the spiritual lenses of who you are. Let nothing dominate your thinking pattern and render the supernatural world a lie to you. You are living a life that is in opposition to the dictates of this world. Set your guard in the name of Jesus and walk in the victory you have received by faith in him.
PRAYER
In the name of Jesus, I come against every deception that might have cloud my heart against the reality of my identity. I am a spiritual being and a child of God. I am of God and not of this world. I discern the manipulations and workings of the god of this world in and around me. I rise as one who has got the victory in the name of Jesus, and command that all the lies of the devil upon my hearts and mind are dissolved in the name of Jesus. I see things clearly for what they are and walk in the light as Christ is the light. Amen
Written by: Mopelola oyeniran
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