12-05

"I in them and You in Me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that You sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me." — John 17:23

Jesus prayed something staggering: the Father loves you with the same love He has always had for His Son. Not a lesser love. Not a diluted version. The same eternal love the Father has for Jesus now rests on you.

That means you are not an outsider hoping for scraps of affection. The delight the Father has always had in His Son is the delight He now has in you. The embrace that has never failed Jesus is the embrace that now holds you.

This is not sentiment—it's reality. The cross didn't just remove your guilt; it placed you inside the Father's love for His Son. You are welcomed into the same relationship Jesus has always known.

You don't know this about Jesus: He didn't only come to forgive you. He came to bring you into the love of the Father—a love as eternal and unfailing as the love He has for Jesus.

What This Means to Me When I feel unworthy or distant, I'll remember: the Father's love for Jesus now rests on me. That truth silences shame and steadies my soul.
Prayer Father, thank You for the staggering truth that You love me as You love Your Son. Teach me to rest in that love, to live from it, and to let it shape my thoughts, choices, and relationships. Let my life reflect the unity Jesus prayed for, and let the world see Your love through me.