John 17:15 I do not pray for You to take them out of the world, but for
You to keep them from the evil.
It is first a comfort to know that Christ prayed for us. Yet notice that Christ did not pray that we be taken out of this world, but He made provision for us while in this world. The psalmist says, "...though I go through the valley of the shadow of death...". The key is knowing to go through. Not falter or succomb. Go through trials. Go through temptations. Go through the evils of this world knowing that Christ has made provision to keep us from the eventual consquence of evil, which is death. Christ's prayer is for the gracious provision and protection that keeps us from power and path of evil.
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