KEY SCRIPTURE: John 17:6 KJV “I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me, and they have kept thy word.”

The Lord prays to the Father and He is not only asking but developing the reasons for which He makes His request. Remember the scriptures call on us to come to the Lord and reason with Him Isaiah 1:18. Reasoning with the Lord in prayer, helps you to see where you might be wrong and the reasons why the Lord must answer you.

In that particular verse, He said He had mentioned the Father’s name to the disciples and that they had kept His words. Please note He did not say He gave them any physical thing, like wealth, or any such thing, but said He gave them the Father’s words. This He said they had kept. All that the Father has for us is wrapped up in His word. The worlds were framed up by the word of God. In the word of God is the wisdom of God. The scriptures say nothing in this life was made without the word. The word is our light in this evil, dark world. You can never be a miserable man and not make a real impact in the lives of men if you choose to keep the word of God.

The Lord called His disciples to make them fishers of men. This was not to take advantage of men but to be light for many in darkness. They were to carry the power of God to heal the many who were in darkness. Apostle Paul presented what the Lord called him to do in the following verse Acts 26:18 KJV” To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.”  All these were to be possible because they kept the word of God.  God’s word is God’s most treasured item given to men, cherish it above all things and you will be cherished above every other thing.

THOUGHT: KEEP THE WORD TO BE THE LIGHT IN THIS LIFE.

FURTHER STUDIES

Deu 28:1 KJV ” And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”

John 14:21 KJV ‘He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.”