This
is such a great prayer. At the heart of it, we have these great words,
"Your Word is truth" (John 17:17). True prayer is always grounded in
truth. There is a conversation between ourselves and God. God initiates
this conversation. From Him, there is revelation. From us, there is
response. Revelation comes first. He speaks to us. Then, we speak to
Him. In our world, there are many voices. There is one voice which must
not be drowned out: the voice of God.
"Your Word is truth" (John 17:17).
Where
does our faith come from? It comes from the Lord. He has spoken to us
in His Word. He is still speaking to us. Are we listening to Him? We're
not to come to the Word of God with the attitude that says, "This is
true. That's not true." On what basis do we say, "This is true. That's
not true"? We may come to some parts of the Bible and say, "That speaks
to me." We may come to other parts of the Bible and say, "That doesn't
speak to me." What are we saying when we say this kind of thing? Are we
saying something about God's Word? or Are we saying something about
our need to listen more carefully to what the Lord is saying to us
through His Word? Let us learn to say, with our Lord Jesus Christ,
"Your Word is truth" (John 17:17) and we will begin to say, more and
more often, "That really speaks to me." It's not about our deciding
what speaks to us and then saying, "That really is the Word of God."
It's about our saying "Your Word is truth" and then discovering that
God has a great deal to say to us when we are learning to say to Him,
"Speak, Lord, for Your servant is listening" (1 Samuel 3:9-10).
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