Jesus Prays for You
“I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.” John 17:9-10
One of the great blessings that Jesus’ death and resurrection won for us is the gift of prayer—that we are able to call upon the Creator of the universe at any time, day or night. We can talk to God like our loving Father and He promises to hear and answer our prayers.
However, our prayers often fall short and fail to be granted, not because God fails but because of our own failings. The Apostle Paul says, “We do not know what we should pray for as we ought.” (Romans 8:26) And James, the brother of Jesus, tells us “You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.” (James 4:3)
How wonderful it is then, to know that Jesus prays for you. When Jesus says, “I pray for them,” in the verse above, He is talking about the disciples sitting in the room with Him. But then in verse 20 He says, “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word.” This is how Jesus is praying for you.
Listen to His words: “I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.” Treasure those words! You belong to Jesus and the Father. Jesus is God and has paid the highest price to make you God’s own. When God prays to God on our behalf, we can be absolutely certain that those prayers will be granted because Jesus and the Father are in perfect harmony and agreement and you are precious to Him. He has everything invested in you. Jesus always and only prays according to His Father’s will, therefore His prayers cannot fail.
My dear Lord Jesus, thank You for praying for me according to the Father’s will. Your will is always good and right. Amen