The Keeper (13 of 14)
Series: Focus on Your Family
Keith Krell
John 17:6-19
Have you ever heard a spouse say, "She's a keeper" or "He's a keeper?" Of course you have. This is a common expression. Parents will say the same thing about a child, "He's a keeper" or "She's a keeper." The idea behind this expression is: I really enjoy my spouse or child. I think I'll keep him or her around. Often this idiom is used by a person who has trouble communicating his or her feelings. So by stating, "She's a keeper" or "He's a keeper," such a person is able to communicate love without having to articulate the phrase, "I love you."
One of the ways that Jesus communicates His love to you is by keeping you. Jesus says, "You're a keeper, not because of anything you've done but simply because I love you." Jesus keeps you and me through His life, death, resurrection, and intercession. The old adage, "Finders keepers" is really true when it comes to Jesus. He finds us and He keeps us. This is why we can say that Jesus is "The Keeper." In John 17:6-19, Jesus prays to the Father that He will keep the disciples safe in a hostile world and guard them from Satan. It is worth noting that Jesus prays for His disciples before He chose them (Luke 6:12), during His ministry (John 6:15), at the end of His ministry (Luke 22:32), and later in heaven (Rom 8:34; Heb 7:25). Prayer was and is incredibly important to Jesus and should be to us as well. In these verses, Jesus makes three requests for His followers. First, He prays for security (17:11). Second, He prays for protection (17:15). Finally, He prays for sanctification (17:17).
John records Jesus' opening words in 17:6: "I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word." Jesus manifested God's name to His disciples. The word "manifest" (phaneroo) means "to make visible or clear." In this particular context, the word means "to make k ...
Series: Focus on Your Family
Keith Krell
John 17:6-19
Have you ever heard a spouse say, "She's a keeper" or "He's a keeper?" Of course you have. This is a common expression. Parents will say the same thing about a child, "He's a keeper" or "She's a keeper." The idea behind this expression is: I really enjoy my spouse or child. I think I'll keep him or her around. Often this idiom is used by a person who has trouble communicating his or her feelings. So by stating, "She's a keeper" or "He's a keeper," such a person is able to communicate love without having to articulate the phrase, "I love you."
One of the ways that Jesus communicates His love to you is by keeping you. Jesus says, "You're a keeper, not because of anything you've done but simply because I love you." Jesus keeps you and me through His life, death, resurrection, and intercession. The old adage, "Finders keepers" is really true when it comes to Jesus. He finds us and He keeps us. This is why we can say that Jesus is "The Keeper." In John 17:6-19, Jesus prays to the Father that He will keep the disciples safe in a hostile world and guard them from Satan. It is worth noting that Jesus prays for His disciples before He chose them (Luke 6:12), during His ministry (John 6:15), at the end of His ministry (Luke 22:32), and later in heaven (Rom 8:34; Heb 7:25). Prayer was and is incredibly important to Jesus and should be to us as well. In these verses, Jesus makes three requests for His followers. First, He prays for security (17:11). Second, He prays for protection (17:15). Finally, He prays for sanctification (17:17).
John records Jesus' opening words in 17:6: "I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word." Jesus manifested God's name to His disciples. The word "manifest" (phaneroo) means "to make visible or clear." In this particular context, the word means "to make k ...
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