THURSDAY JUNE 1, 2017
At the end of the prayer, which Jesus addressed to the Father in the Upper Room, are two foods for thought. The first is the urgent and passionate appeal for Christian unity so that the world may believe. The second strongly emphasizes the intimate communion, which must exist between Christ and his disciples. It is a union made in knowledge, or better yet born of love. Therefore, the ultimate goal is one: like the Risen one glorified and is seated at the right hand of God, so the Christian committed to him, will join the glory and behold the light of Christ's divinity.
Alternative
Charles Spurgeon had the gift of extreme eloquence, and it is good to listen to a little of it now and then: he stands in vivid contrast to our modern style, if we have one (and he gives you a rest from me!); so let’s bathe in his torrents for a moment:
“If such be the union which subsists between our souls and the person of our Lord, how deep and broad is the channel of our communion! This is no narrow pipe through which a thread-like stream may wind its way, it is a channel of amazing depth and breadth, along whose glorious length a ponderous volume of living water may roll its floods. Behold He has set before us an open door, let us not be slow to enter…. If there were but one small loophole through which to talk with Jesus, it would be a high privilege to thrust a word of fellowship through the narrow door; how much we are blessed in having so large an entrance! Had the Lord Jesus been far away from us, with many a stormy sea between, we should have longed to send a messenger to Him to carry Him our love, and bring us tidings from His Father’s house; but see His kindness, He has built His house next door to ours, nay, more, He takes lodging with us, and tabernacles in poor humble hearts, that so He may have perpetual conversation with us.