Hope in Relationship
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 5 December 2023
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
As we take a deep dive into Jesus’s High Priestly prayer in John 17 this week, we will discover together the deep desires of the heart of God. Today we explore Jesus’s desire to be known by his people. Isn’t it amazing to think the God of the universe desires to be known intimately by you and me? What a beautiful blessing and gift he desires to give each of us. May we take hold of this gift and experience it fully today as we take a closer look.
Our Scripture for today comes from John 17:3, and today's worship is Out Of Hiding by Steffany Gretzinger.
Thank you so much for listening to today’s podcast.
Rest today in the reality that you were made for relationship. You are not what you do. Who you are is the beloved child of God. When you feel the temptation today to define yourself by your accomplishments, or to seek value from the opinion of others around you, stop and remember that you don’t need approval from anyone. The point of life, of all of eternity, is relationship.
Have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you seek him.
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| 0:00.0 | As we take a deep dive into Jesus' high priestly prayer in John 17 this week, we'll |
| 0:10.8 | discover together the deep desires of the heart of God. |
| 0:15.0 | Today we'll explore Jesus' desire to be known by His people. |
| 0:18.9 | Isn't it amazing to think the God of the universe |
| 0:21.5 | desires to be known intimately by you and me? |
| 0:24.9 | What a beautiful blessing and gift he desires to give each of us. |
| 0:29.2 | May we take hold of this gift and experience it fully today |
| 0:32.8 | as we take a closer look. |
| 0:34.8 | Welcome to the First 15 podcast. |
| 0:42.6 | Music we take a closer look. Welcome to the first 15 podcast. In John 173, Jesus states one of the most important and direct truths in all of his high |
| 0:48.4 | priestly prayer. Jesus says, and this is eternal life, that they may know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ |
| 0:56.4 | whom you have sent. Eternal life is knowing God intimately, not knowing about God, knowing of God, |
| 1:03.5 | or knowing others who know God, but truly knowing Him yourself. To be clear, consistently meeting |
| 1:10.2 | with God directly is not a prerequisite for salvation. |
| 1:13.5 | I can confidently say that I was saved as a young child, but it took me years for me to discover |
| 1:19.6 | the wealth of relationship available to me through Jesus. I went to church, heard about God, |
| 1:25.6 | served him, and tried to live according to biblical principles. |
| 1:29.3 | But I didn't really know the God I was spending so many hours devoted to. |
| 1:34.3 | I hadn't really received his love for me. |
| 1:36.3 | I hadn't experienced the peace and joy of his presence. |
| 1:40.3 | I hadn't felt him speak to me or guide me directly. I wasn't experiencing the abundant life that |
| 1:47.0 | only comes from personal, intimate relationship with my father. The truth is that God longs to be |
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