Prayer Focus: For The Wesleyan Church to boldly live as a holiness movement in our day and time: What do you want me to know?
Scripture: John 17:15-19
“Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.” (v. 17)
Imagine you’re in the ocean and a raging storm surrounds you. The waves are crashing, and darkness is all you can see. You’re disoriented, not sure which way leads to safety. Then, off in the distance, you spot the faithful beam of a lighthouse. The light doesn’t move, flicker or change direction — it simply gleams with hope, and you turn toward it.
God’s truth is like that lighthouse. In a world full of shifting opinions, cultural confusion and moral storms, God’s eternal truth doesn’t change. While everything else feels uncertain, God’s truth remains a trustworthy guide. Just as sailors would risk their lives if they ignored the lighthouse, we place ourselves in spiritual danger when we drift from the truth of God’s Word. However, when we fix our eyes on God’s perpetual truth — when we trust and obey — it leads us to peace and holiness.
In Jesus’ prayer for his disciples, he speaks not only of his disciples but of every future believer — including us. Jesus doesn’t ask the Father to take us out of the world but to sanctify us in it. Sanctification is central to the Wesleyan tradition — not merely a theological concept but a living reality. We believe God calls us to a life that is both set apart and sent out. Holiness is not an escape route; it’s engagement. It is Christ in us, transforming our motives, purifying our hearts and shaping our lives to reflect the very nature of God.
Prayer Prompt: Lord, sanctify me by your truth. Let your Word shape my heart and my habits. Make me holy, so that I may serve you faithfully in the world, but not of it. Amen.
Ed Love
*This entry is part of the “EMPOWERED: 15th General Conference Prayer Initiative,” created to guide Wesleyans in 30 days of intentional prayer for The Wesleyan Church and its 2026 General Conference.
All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®. Used by permission.
