READING:
One-year plan: John 14-17
Two-year plan: Ezekiel 37-38, 2 Peter 2
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I think often about my responsibility to speak to Christ through prayer, but I don’t think enough about His speaking to the Father on my behalf. In fact, I’m humbled when I think about Jesus praying for me – not only because it’s amazing that He does so, but also because I don’t meditate on its truth enough. These words, though, are powerful and encouraging:
- “Christ Jesus is the one who died, but even more, has been raised; he also is at the right hand of God and intercedes for us.” (Rom 8:24)
- “Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, since he always lives to intercede for them.” (Heb 7:25)
These verses are not the only ones that speak of Jesus praying for us, however. In today’s New Testament reading, Jesus prays for His disciples and for those who would believe after them (see John 17:20). His prayer is a reminder that He would call His disciples to make disciples themselves; at the same time, it’s an apparent assurance that their efforts in His power would, in fact, produce more followers. Jesus would indeed build His church, and hell would not win. And, we who are believers today are part of this story.
PERSONAL REFLECTION: How often do you think about Jesus praying for you?
PRAYER: “Thank You, Jesus, for interceding for me.”
TOMORROW’S READING:
One-year plan: John 18-21
Two-year plan: Ezekiel 39:1-40:27, 2 Peter 3
MEMORIZATION VERSE (November 1-15)
“And while he was blessing them, he left them and was carried up into heaven. After worshiping him, they returned to Jerusalem with great joy.” (Luke 24:51-52)
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