Verse: John 17:18
As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world.
Application:
Jesus didn't ask God to take believers out of the
world but instead to use them in the world. Because Jesus sends us into
the world, we should not try to escape from the world, nor should we avoid all
relationships with non-Christians. We are called to be salt and light (Matthew
5:13-16), and we are to do the work that God sent us to do.
Jesus is the model for every believer. He was in the world, but He was not of the world. He was sent… into the world on a mission by His Father. So, believers are sent… into the world on a mission by the Son, to make the Father known. Inasmuch as Jesus' prayer for the disciples was not limited to the immediate apostles, this passage is similar to the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20). Each Christian should view himself as a missionary whose task is to communicate God's truth to others.