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Jesus’ Prayer for His Disciples

This passage continues the beautiful prayer of our Lord for His eleven disciples. He prays that they may be kept from the enemy, from the world and the devil (vv. 14-16). He is asking God to assume responsibility for these men directly, so that while He is personally absent from them, they may …

IllustrationMacLaren: The Key to the Treasure Chest

The great Scottish Bible expositor Alexander MacLaren, once wrote: ‘We may have as much of God as we will. Christ puts the key to the treasure chest into our hand, and bids us take all that we want. If a man is admitted into the vault of a bank told to help himself, and com …