"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world." - John 17:20-24

Jesus prayer for his disciples, the original twelve and all who would believe after them, is that we would "be in" him (think "ABIDE") as he and the Father are in one another. The results of such an abiding according to Jesus' prayer are a strong witness to the world, display of Christ's power, unity among believers, and a nearness to Jesus that he longs for. Could it be that if we are not abiding the opposite would prevail; a poor witness to our faith, bearing no fruit for the Kingdom of God, dissension and quarreling among believers, and a distant relationship with Christ?

Abide and obey.

- Rob