John 17:9 My prayer is not for the world , but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. v.10 All who are mine belong to you, and you have given them to me, so they bring me glory. v.16 They do not belong to this world any more than we do. v.20 I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.
Jesus is with His 11 remaining disciples at the last meal they shared together before the cross and He prays to His Heavenly Father for them all. He talks to His Father about how He has protected them by the power of God's name, how He has taught them God's Word and how God loves them as much as He loves Jesus. That is huge. God loves us as much as He loves Jesus. (v.23)
If you get the time today read John 17 slowly and really see yourself there seated at the table and imagine you are one of the eleven listening to Jesus pray, because in a sense you are. How can I say that? Because Jesus says He's praying for all those who will ever believe in Him through their message - that's you and me and that is wonderful.
He goes on to say that those who believe in Jesus not only belong to Him but they belong to God the Father too. We have a loving heavenly Father and we belong to Him and we belong to Jesus.
To belong means to be the property of someone and we know that if something belongs to us which we consider valuable then we will protect it and look after it. We can know God thinks us of great value to Him because of the price He paid by giving Jesus to sacrifice Himself on the cross. And because He values us so highly He will surely protect us and look after us because He loves us so.
No matter what happens we know we belong to God and He knows all about us and He is watching carefully and affectionately over us,(2 Peter 5:7 AMP) we're part of His family.
So if you ever wake up and feel a bit rubbish just keep reminding yourself and mutter to yourself over and over again throughout the day if need be. "I'm o.k. I belong to God and He's looking after me. He loves me like He loves Jesus and that is God's truth. Thank You Jesus."
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