grit, grace, & coffee grinds

Farewell for Now

In this final episode of Grit, Grace, & Coffee Grinds I close out with a message to motivate my listeners to employ all they have gained the last three years and encourage them to be salt and light.

Jesus Prays for the Lost

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Jesus Prays For Us

He prays for unity and oneness and 17:11. He prays for protection from evil in John 17:15. Lastly, he prays sanctity and holiness in John 17:17. Harmony is important because it makes the church a positive example to the world and helps draw others to the Lord, it renews and revitalizes his ministry, because there is less tension to sap our energy.  Living in harmony does not mean we will agree on everything; but we must agree on our purpose in life which is to work together for God. Our outward expression of unity will reflect our inward unity of purpose. So, from the outside looking in, would you say that the church is in perfect harmony and unified by a sole purpose? That purpose, of course, being to glorify Jesus with our lives?  Well, if you don’t see much of it, pause for reflection. Since Jesus is praying this for us, it just seems rather negligent on his soldiers part to not remedy the situation as quickly and efficiently as possible.  God has a lot to say about unity in the Bible because it’s like super important.

Jesus Prays for Himself

I truly belive God wants us to be honest with ourselves, with him, and in our prayer closet. Every prayer that Jesus prayed is deliberate and intentional. If only every soldier had the confidence and courage to talk to the Father the way Jesus did. Remember, we all share the same father.

Prayers Jesus Prayed: A Prayer When Troubled

We find our next prayer that Jesus prayed in John 12:27. It says, Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But for this purpose came I unto this hour. Father, glorify thy name.’ Then a voice came from heaven: ‘I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.’ This reminds me of a quote that John piper said in 2012.  "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in him." When our every motive and desire moves with a fervent zeal to ensure the glory of God in our every day walk, that is what God desires most. Jesus relays to us that his soul was troubled. It was stirred up. It was agitated. It is hard for us to think of Jesus as having a troubled soul or an agitated soul but let’s not forget he was 100% human as well as 100% deity.  He felt all human emotions and all human pain, mental, emotional and physical.  He was tempted in all the ways that we are tempted every day.