"His Words Before Gethsemane" 

John17:26 "I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love which You loved me may be in them, and I in them.

I am reminded again and again that God is love. Not only because the Scripture states that emphatically, but because l have experienced it firsthand. That is, His love for me. Also His love from within me, flowing from me.

So Jesus after praying for Himself, then praying for His disciples, also prays for us, future believers. This verse about declaring His Name and His Father's love for Him being the love in us... are His last words before Gethsemane. What love.

His wonderful, perfect love has been the compelling factor throughout His obedient mission. I must remember this love. His love from His Father for Him that is in me. For me and for all. Just like Him. The love of Gethsemane.

With His love,
Pastor Fred