Pensamento:
Há muitos pensamentos fascinantes e intrigantes nesta pequena frase. A frase que toca meu coração é esta: “...para que estivessem com ele...” Isso me lembra daquela grande passagem em Atos 4:13: “e reconheceram que eles haviam estado com Jesus.” Eu sei que não podemos “estar com” Jesus da mesma forma que os 12 apóstolos estiveram com ele. Mas, nós temos os quatro Evangelhos que contam a história dele. Quando foi a última vez que você sentou e leu um Evangelho? Quando foi a última vez que você leu um Evangelho e pediu para Jesus se revelar e revelar a vontade dEle para você? Por que você não passa tempo com Jesus esta semana!
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
While there are many intriguing and fascinating thoughts in this sentence, the one phrase that touches my heart is this one: "... that they might be with him ...." This reminds me of that great passage: "[The leaders of the Sanhedrin] recognized that [Peter and John, his apostles,] had been with Jesus" (Acts 4:13). Now I know that we can't "be with" Jesus in quite the same way the twelve apostles were. However, we do have the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell his story and invite us to follow Jesus, too. As we pursue Jesus, we have the Holy Spirit transforming us to become like him (2 Corinthians 3:18). So, when was the last time you sat down and read one straight through? When was the last time you read a Gospel and asked Jesus to make himself and his will known to you? Why not spend some time with Jesus this week? (Here is a link to the Gospel reading plan.) Who knows, maybe someone around you will recognize that you have been with Jesus!
Oração:
Santo Pai, obrigado pelas Escrituras. Obrigado especialmente pelos Evangelhos que contam a história do Seu Filho. Por favor, perdoe-me por não passar mais tempo Lhe conhecendo melhor. Abençoe-me neste momento no qual estou me comprometendo a buscar mais a Jesus. Abençoe-me com um conhecimento maior da vontade dEle. No santo nome de Jesus eu oro. Amém. || http://www.iluminalma.com/img/il_joao17_18.html
My Prayer...
Holy Father, thank you for the Scriptures. Thank you, especially for the Gospels that tell the story of your Son. Please forgive me for not spending more time getting to know him better. As I recommit myself to seek your Son, please bless me with a genuine sense of his presence and a more obvious knowledge of his will, love, character, righteousness, and compassion. O, Father, I want others to recognize that I have been with Jesus! In his name, I ask for this grace. Amen.
