In the Gospel of John, in chapter 17,
we read the words of our Lord Jesus
Christ as He prays an intercessory prayer for
all followers of His.
I 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.
I pray not that thou shouldst take them
out of the world, but that thou shouldst
keep them from the evil.
They are not of the world, even as
I am not of the world.
Sanctify them through thy truth.
Thy word is truth.
As thou hast sent me into the world,
even so have I also sent them into
the world.
And for their sakes I sanctify myself that
they also might be sanctified through the truth.
I will stop their friends.
I believe the greatest message in the world
is the good news of the gospel of
the Son of God.
I believe the greatest book in the world
is the Bible, which is the word of
God.
I believe the greatest miracle in the world
is the new birth, when God saves a
person by working regeneration upon the heart.
But I believe the biggest wonder in the
world isn't the tallest skyscraper or discovery of
an ancient buried treasure.
I believe the biggest wonder in the world
is when God takes a man out of
the world and saves him, then cleans him
up by his word and by his spirit,
and puts that same man back into the
world to live a holy life for God
in a sin-loving society.
It's a real wonder to the world and
a real testimony to the grace of God.
And its only explanation is Almighty God.