John 17:21 (NIV): 21 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.

This prayer given by Jesus to the Heavenly Father, John 17:21, shows the importance of us being one in Him. Jesus shared with God that His desire was for us to be one, just as they were one.  That desire for us to be one was so that the rest of the world could know He was sent by the Father; and, subsequently, the world would know we were sent. This can be shown through the Church and marriages being knit together.

The ability to represent God to the world only comes through living in Christ. Jesus was so wonderful in giving us the Holy Spirit! We need to remember that it does not happen by striving or trying harder; it comes through letting Him shine through us (John 8:12).

Jesus mentioned that we were the light of the world. Just like a town that is on a hill needs to be lit, so do we (Matthew 5:14-16). We need to shine for Him and not try to blend in with the world.  Just as Casting Crowns mentioned, in Only Jesus, the sole purpose of our lives needs to be magnifying Christ.

Let us take this week and let God move through the Spirit. I don’t know about you;  but, it is easy to fall into trying to make something of oneself! Let us throw off the old man, and run the race looking to Jesus at the finish line (Hebrews 12:2). Amen!