Beloved, when Jesus was praying for His disciples, He prayed for us; His prayer extended to all who believe, however fearful, weak, and timid.
He prayed that we may be one with Himself; one with His church, as members of the same body, children of the same family, heirs of the same inheritance, and parts of the same spiritual temple. He prayed that we may be so one as the Father is one with Him, and as He is one with the Father; that we may have the same love influencing us, the same object always in view, and may exhibit the same virtues.
What glorious privileges our Saviour here prays that we may enjoy! What honours He seeks for us! What unspeakable blessedness! Think of being one with God; one with God as Jesus is; one with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. To be of one mind, one will, and, as it were, of one soul. Gracious, gracious Lord, hasten on the time when this all-comprehending prayer shall be fully answered in our experience!
Let us, beloved, daily pray for this blessing; nothing can be greater, sweeter, or more important.
Thy revealing Spirit give, Whom the world cannot receive : Fill me with Thy Father's love; Never from my soul remove : Dwell in me, and I shall be Thine through all eternity.
Written by James Smith for his own flock around 1840, but such was the demand that by 1846 over thirty thousand copies where in circulation.
James Smith was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841-1850. He also ministered with great blessing in Cheltenham. His devotional, The Believer's Daily Remembrancer, subtitled Pastor's Morning and Evening Visit, was very popular in its own day, and has received a new lease of life through recent republication.
Beloved, when Jesus was praying for His disciples, He prayed for us; His prayer extended to all who believe, however fearful, weak, and timid.
He prayed that we may be one with Himself; one with His church, as members of the same body, children of the same family, heirs of the same inheritance, and parts of the same spiritual temple. He prayed that we may be so one as the Father is one with Him, and as He is one with the Father; that we may have the same love influencing us, the same object always in view, and may exhibit the same virtues.
What glorious privileges our Saviour here prays that we may enjoy! What honours He seeks for us! What unspeakable blessedness! Think of being one with God; one with God as Jesus is; one with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. To be of one mind, one will, and, as it were, of one soul. Gracious, gracious Lord, hasten on the time when this all-comprehending prayer shall be fully answered in our experience!
Let us, beloved, daily pray for this blessing; nothing can be greater, sweeter, or more important.
Thy revealing Spirit give, Whom the world cannot receive : Fill me with Thy Father's love; Never from my soul remove : Dwell in me, and I shall be Thine through all eternity.