John 17:20–25 “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. “Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.

As Jesus concludes His prayer, He offers petitions for those who will believe in Him because of the testimony of those first disciples. That means He was praying for us! We would not know Jesus if those first followers had not shared the good news. They could not help but speak about what they had seen and heard. They wanted more and more people to know that Jesus lived and died and rose again to pay for the sins of all and open heaven for us.

One of the take-aways from this is that if those who have not yet heard this good news today are going to hear it, we need to tell them. Those of us who know Jesus need to let our light shine for Him.

Father, help us to see and take advantage of the opportunities you place before us every day to let others know who you are and what you have done for us by sending Jesus to this world. Amen.