The Passion: That the scripture might be fulfilled

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John 17:12 KJV
“While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.”

There is one phrase that, if you study the passion of Jesus Christ carefully, you will find echoing from event to event, from the garden to the arrest, from the trial to the crucifixion. It is a phrase that reveals the single most important governing principle of the life of Jesus Christ. And that phrase is this: that the scripture might be fulfilled. Every time you see it, stop. Don’t rush past it. Because what Jesus is showing you in those moments is his relationship with the written Word of God — and it is a relationship that should examine so that we could follow in His steps, the steps of this example.

Look at our opening scripture. Jesus is praying to the Father on the very night of his betrayal. He has already washed the disciples’ feet. He has already broken bread and passed the cup. He knows that within hours Judas will lead a band of armed soldiers into the garden to arrest him. And in the middle of all of this, He prays this: “Those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.” Now this is extraordinary. He is saying that even concerning Judas — even in the matter of the betrayal — there was nothing He could do to save Judas. Not because He lacked the power. But because the scripture had already spoken concerning Judas. And the authority of the scripture cannot be overturned. You get it? God Himself will not violate His own written Word. That is how absolute the authority of scripture is!

γραφή graphē scripture – writing, the sacred writings, a document of divine authority, the Holy Scriptures

This should stop you in your tracks today. Think about this: throughout the entire ministry of Jesus, every time Satan came against Him, He said “It is written.” When the Pharisees challenged Him, He said “Have you not read?” When the disciples were confused, He opened the scriptures to them. And on the night of His own betrayal, when He could have called twelve legions of angels, He said instead — “How then shall the scriptures be fulfilled?” He submitted to the Word. He submitted to what was written. Even the Son of God lived in total submission to the authority of the scripture. And the Bible says that He left us an example that we should follow in His steps. (1 Peter 2:21)

But here is what grieves my heart: we have Christians who own Bibles and barely open them. We have children of God who are running from prophet to prophet, from conference to conference, looking for the power of God — and the Word of God is sitting right there in their homes, in their phones, in their tablets, untouched! Jesus said it plainly: “Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.” The error — the confusion, the defeat, the stagnation — it comes from not knowing the scriptures. Not knowing them. Not the power of God in general, but specifically not knowing the scriptures through which the power of God is accessed.

λόγος logos word – a word written, a statement, the expression of thought, the divine reason, the totality of word in meaning, thought and all expressed forms

And now look at what makes this even more astonishing. Jesus prays in John 17:5, “And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.“ He is asking to be restored to a glory He had before creation. What was that glory? John 1:1 tells you: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” He is the Word. He is the living expression of the written Word. So when He says “Restore to me the glory I had before the world was,” He is saying restore to me my estate as the eternal Word of God in heaven. And what excites me about this is part is that, the Father answered His prayer, and Jesus was raised from the dead, and He ascended into heaven and there was a restoration of the glory He had before the world was where He is now and forevermore, Hallelujah! Over and above that I now know, that everything else He prayed for that day in His prayer, even concerning us was also answered, glory!
And this is why in Revelation 19, when He comes again on the white horse, His name is called the Word of God. Khayayayaa! The Father answered.
You need to settle this truth in you spirit, soul and body — though out all generations past and through out all eternity; everything changes and everything else has change and things are changing now and in the future things will change — governments, economies, relationships, kingdoms, even heaven and the earth will change — but the Word of God never changes! Heaven and earth shall pass away, He said, but my words shall not pass away.
So make up your mind today that you will build your life and live your life based on this Eternal Word Of God.
And do it unto the Lord, don’t do it for people to see or because people are watching you. Stand on the Word especially even in secret where there’s no one watching or to impress.
Give yourself to the scriptures no matter what. You will always win. When all is said and done, you will always be victorious, you will always emerge on top. The scripture cannot be broken, the scripture will be fulfilled. The scriptures are your life.
That is the life. That has always been the life. And it will always be the life.

Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, I thank You for the eternal, living, and unchanging authority of Your written Word. Just as Jesus submitted his entire life to the scriptures, I commit today to give myself fully to the Word of God and to prayer. Let Your Word dwell in me richly, governing every decision and declaration of my life, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Speak The Word
The Word of God is my foundation and it will never change! I am not ignorant of the scriptures — I know them, I meditate on them, and I live by them! Kingdoms rise and fall, but the Word of God is settled forever, and my life is built on that rock. The power of God flows through me because I know the scriptures, in the name of Jesus Christ!