Unity:

            Keep them in Thy name

John 17:11

11 “I am no longer in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, that they may be one even as We are.

John 17:21

21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.

            What a powerful Name … the Name of Jesus! It is powerful enough to keep (guard) us. Because we are in the world (but not of it), we need to be kept. We cannot venture out alone unprotected. The reason Jesus said to keep us is so that we may be one even as the Father and the Son are One. It wasn’t just for the disciples. It was for us too. Jesus said in another verse that it was for all who heard their word and believed on Him.

            And why would He want us to be one? It is so that the world would believe that the Father sent Him to die for their sins. Unity is such a powerful thing that it will bring people to God. We think it’s our great preaching. But it is the love for one another and our unity that will bring people to Him. Those things are so rare that people will come from miles around to experience it in a local church.

            We will also be in Them (Father and Son). How this can possibly happen is a mystery; however, it is true. We are in Them and they are in us. Because we have God Almighty dwelling within us, what kind of people should we be in our behavior? What kinds of things should we expect to accomplish for God because of this?

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "Again, you are safe, My children. There is nothing of the devil that can harm you. There is nothing in this creation that can overcome you; for you have My name, and everything that has My name has My power and nothing can overcome My name or My power. You are safe in Me and in My name. We are one, and nothing can overcome us together.”

            84. The Father is keeping me in Jesus’ Name so that I may be in Him and in the Father and that the world may believe in Him.