Mid-Week Encouragement 08.05.2026

“I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” John 17:15-17

Jesus never asked the Father to remove us from the world. He asked Him to keep us and sanctify us. As followers of Christ, we are called to live differently, and that transformation comes through God's truth. His Word is truth, and the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of truth, faithfully leads us into it. As we yield to His correction, His instruction, and His commands, He changes us one step at a time. 

Today, spend time in God's Word and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal one area where He wants to transform you—and be willing to take that next step of obedience.