READ
26 In that day you will ask in my name; and I do not say to you that I shall ask the Father for you; 27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from the Father. (John 16:26–27, RSV2CE)
REFLECT
Jesus’s work broke down the barrier between the Father and humanity. I now, because of the work of Jesus, can go directly to the Father.
I can ask in the name of Jesus because He satisfied all the requirements of sonship perfectly. He also is the Lamb of God, the perfect atoning blood sacrifice that takes away all my sin.
I can go directly to the Father and ask something in the name of Jesus. Jesus tells me I don’t have to ask Jesus to go to the Father for me. Jesus says the Father himself loves me personally because I have loved Jesus and believed that Jesus came from the Father.
PRAY
Father, thank you for making a way to have a relationship with you! I need you to be my Father. I need your perfect care, support, direction, and love. I have a very distorted view of fatherhood from this world so I need you to open my heart and mind to You and who you really are. Thank you for giving your son to me! Thank you for opening my heart to love Him and believe in Him!
Thank you Jesus for opening the way for me to know You and the Father. Thank you for your sacrifice that washes me clean! Thank you for opening my heart to love you and believe in you.
In the Name of Jesus, Father, I pray for the grace to kill sin in me, to live for your glory, and to persevere into eternity as yours forever! Please never let me go!
Amen
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