John 17:26 Commentary and Bible Study

How can that pure, pure love of the Father be in us, even now? How can that be? Well, of course, it can’t be. But there can be a love in us which answers to the same characteristics as the love of the Father for the Son, and by the help of the Spirit we must have that love, and it will be supremely perfected in glory in that wonderful fellowship. What was the Father’s love to Christ? A sending love. It was a love which sent Him to secure the salvation of a great host of people whom the Father had given to Him. It was a compassionate love: compassion not for Christ – he needed no compassion – but the love of the Father for the Son was a love that sent Christ to save people in the world, so it was compassion for them. It was a faithful love, a purposeful love, an anticipating love. Christ and His love should be in us. ‘And I in them.’ Are we fit, even remotely fit, to be occupied by Christ with all His attention? Our love must increasingly be like his. Let us search our hearts, pray for this, that we will be more worthy for such an occupation by Christ Himself.