John 17:16-18 “They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world.”
Every once in a while you will come across a car with this window decal:
You may or may not have wondered what it means. This is a Christian apparel logo based on John 17:15-18
In John 17:17, Jesus prays that His disciples are sanctified by God’s truth. Sanctify means “to set apart for sacred use, cleansed and made holy.” Jesus continues to say God’s Word is truth.
As disciples of Jesus, we are set apart from the ways of the world. We are in the world, but not of it. God called Jesus into the world to love, teach, share about God’s truth, and Jesus calls us to do the same.
Looking at my life, I ponder where my life is inconsistent with God’s truth. If I am “set apart for sacred use, cleansed and made holy”, is that reflected to the rest of the world? Prayerfully, I ask the Holy Spirit to show me where I am walking in His ways, and where I am not.
This is the song in my heart today: Forever Reign by Hillsong