DAILY?READINGS: 2 Samuel 24; Jeremiah 8; Ephesians 2:11-22
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am that they may behold My glory. John 17:24
In this prayer to the Father, our Lord reveals a deep longing of his heart. He wanted His own to be with Him in glory. Only He knew what would have to be endured before the results of that desire could come to pass. He would experience the rejection of mankind and separation from his Father in order to make that eternal fellowship possible. He so greatly desired for us to be with Him that He became a sacrifice like no other. Do we long to be with Him? —Ken Gross
Oh, Jesus, Lord, who loved me like to Thee?
Fruit of thy work, with Thee, too, there to see
Thy glory, Lord, while endless ages roll,
Myself the prize and travail of Thy soul. —J. N. Darby