John
7:6 “. . . and they have kept Your Word.”
Commentary:
Christ’s prayer for protection, joy, sanctification, love, and unity applies
only to a particular people, that is to those who belong to God, believe in
Christ (v.8), are separated from the world (vv.14-16). And keep the Word of
Christ and accept His teachings (vv.6,8).
John
17:14-16 “I have given them thy (Your)
Word and the world have hated them, because they (the disciples) are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
I pray not that thou (You, Father)
should take them out of the world, but that thou
(You, Father) should keep them from evil. They (disciples) are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.”
I
was surprised to find another verse about “the world have hated them” all
because the disciples have received the Word of Jesus for three years. Later on, Matthew, Mark, and John had written
the famous Gospel. John also wrote Revelation as well as three books.
Luke
was a Gentile convert, the only non-Jewish author of a Bible book. Matthew, Mark
and John were written for the Jew. Luke has not met Christ. Luke wrote this Gospel to the Gentiles. Luke investigated everything carefully from
the very beginning (1:3) and doing research and met with Paul and complete his
Gospel with Paul. Luke was a Doctor and
he focus on healing ministry of Jesus Christ in the book of Luke.
Yet
Jesus prayed for Luke because Luke had kept His Word to the Gentiles who did
not have the record of the full Gospel of Jesus Christ. Jesus prayed for Paul since Paul wrote 14
epistles (letters turned to books), and James, the half-brother of Jesus also
wrote a book. Jesus’ prayers were answered when the Bible were finally printed and
it has been 2,000 years since the Word of God had been carried on until
now.
Dorothy:
“Wow!” I have not thought of what Jesus meant about how the disciples kept His Word. Jesus’ prayers also applied to me and to you
who have kept His Word in our hearts. To
keep His Word means eternal life with Him. Thank You Lord, for reminding us how
important to keep Your Word in our hearts. In Jesus’ name Amen.
Song: Wonderful Words of
Life
Sing
them over again to me,
Wonderful
words of life;
Let
me more of their beauty see,
Wonderful
words of life;
Word
of lie and beauty,
Teach
me faith and duty;
Chorus:
Beautiful
words, wonderful words,
Wonderful
words of life;
Beautiful
words, wonderful words,
Wonderful
words of life.
[Philip Paul Bliss, Sing
His Praise]
May the Lord bless you!
Dorothy
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