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The Lords Desire and Prayer For Unity
1 star|4 comments|May 07, 2008|473 reads
 
17:20 "I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, 17:21 that they may all be one; even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 17:22 The glory which thou hast given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 17:23 I in them and thou in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that thou hast sent me and hast loved them even as thou hast loved me. 17:24 Father, I desire that they also, whom thou hast given me, may be with me where I am, to behold my glory which thou hast given me in thy love for me before the foundation of the world. 17:25 O righteous Father, the world has not known thee, but I have known thee; and these know that thou hast sent me. 17:26 I made known to them thy name, and I will make it known, that the love with which thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them."


So much of my life is changing right now because of what Christ said in these verses and others like it. After getting a hold of this I think it is a shame that the song by Casting Crowns ever had to be written. (If We Are The Body). To be one with Jesus as He is with His Father. Wow! Ask God to show you something here because this is so powerful. In Him we live and move and have our being. I think of my own body and how my heart and lungs and many other parts receive signals from my brain and just automatically work with out me consciously telling them to. So could it be that is the way the Body of Christ could function today?

 Jesus bring us into that unity with you and to a place where we are so sensitive to what the mind of Christ says to the body that we just do it knowing that it is of You and from You. Thank you for giving us YOUR GLORY! Thank you that we are a part of YOUR BODY and that YOU ARE THE HEAD! Thank you that we can live in YOU!

I beleive we must come to a place that we realize life is not about us or about what we do but it is all about JESUS and what He wants.

I would love to hear thoughts that Jesus gives you concerning the above mentioned scripture.

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Davidandtheresa Jackson
 Davidandtheresa Jackson
May 07, 2008

Mr. Kasper, Those verses make me crazy!   All the me in him and me in you and him in me stuff.  I just know one thing right now in the midst of the month of May. Every thing i do, everything we do in our house, is all about Jesus Christ.   That i love Him more than i love anything else in the world.  That He is all i  need.  That serving Him is the most wonderful thing i have ever done, and living my life, raising my kids, giving my marriage, and every other thing in my life to Him is the only option i have.  What would i go back to?  I guess that is what the verse is talking about isnt it?  God Bless you and the family, hope to see you all soon.  Theresa.  Keep doing what your doing you make a difference in every one you meet. 

Brother Todd
 Brother Todd
May 18, 2008
My friend, this Scripture was prayed by the Lord Jesus just before His passion.  This was one of His final prayers on this earth.  It is so important and it can not be understated.  The Holy Spirit came to the upper room when they were all in one accord.  In Acts, 2 and 4 we see that no one regarded anything as their own but held that everything was in common.  The Apostle Paul exhorts us not to just merely look out for our own interests but the interests of others.  I think where we get off track with the unity of the body is that we are all seeking our own interests.  We are all important to the body.  We are not all the same but we each have our function and we work together to achieve a common purpose. We have too much I-itis and will not prefer our brothers or submit to each other in love, or die to our flesh.  "Where envy and selfish ambition are there you find disorder and every evil practice." Jas 3:16  Disorder is dysfunction.  The body is dysfunctional because there is too many seeking their own glory and not the glory of God.  

I am happy to see you touched, stirred and motivated by these verses.  It is at the heart of the Kingdom of God.
133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant [it is] for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Anthony Kasper
 Anthony Kasper
May 18, 2008
Bro Todd great points about that being the last prayer and being in one accord in the upper room. Hearing and reading the thoughts that Jesus gives to all of the members of the Body of Christ is so valuable.
Sandra Moore
 Sandra Moore
May 19, 2008
Wow.  I am continually realizing more and more just how dysfunctional I've been all my life.  Bummer!  The good news is that Jesus is giving me an overhaul...so there's still hope yet!!!  Blessings to you, Kaspers!