The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 16 August 2026 – Jesus’ Prayer For All Believers
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TOPIC: Jesus’ Prayer For All Believers
READ: John 17:20-26 (KJV)
20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me.
26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
THE MESSAGE:
John 1:11 states that Jesus came to His own, and His own rejected Him. However, John 1:12 also states that “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.” By this, all believers (including His own, the Jews) were given free and equal access to Jesus. In fact, Jesus’ family includes us, the Gentiles. Jesus, as our great High Priest, interceded for all believers. He prayed that all believers should be one (vv. 21-22), despite location or denomination; and that believers may be made perfect in unity and be with Him where He is, etc.
If the desire of Jesus for all believers is fulfilled, the difference will be clear in the Church of God. Today, the struggle for positions, which should unite Christians, despite their denominational backgrounds, is not helping the growth of the Church, as we give the devil the inroad into the Church. We as the Church (the body of Christ), must play active roles to achieve this desire of our Master that we be one and united. What are you doing today at the corner you find yourself?
PRAYER: Oh Lord, may I be an instrument through which the Church will be united. Amen.
