John 17:15 · KJV

"I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil."

King James Version

Passage Context

¹³And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

¹⁴I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

¹⁵I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

¹⁶They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

¹⁷Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

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Devotional Reflection

LoveGratitudeHopeCompassionAwe

Jesus' love and care for His followers in prayer before God is a wonderful example of how we must, should, and may pray for God's spiritual protection for the people we love.

Prayer

Loving and Tender Shepherd, the magnificent Guardian of the Flock, please be praised in my life. Please physically and spiritually safeguard the following people for whom I have significant worries. In Jesus' precious name, I pray. Amen.

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