Prayer based on John 17:15. Themes: Protection, Evil, Worldliness

Dear Lord, I thank you for the promise that you will keep us from the evil one. I pray that you would protect us from the temptations and snares of the enemy. Help us to stay strong in our faith and to resist the devil’s schemes. I trust in your power to keep us safe and secure in your love. Thank you for not taking us out of the world, but for keeping us in it and using us for your glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Verse: I pray not that you would take them from the world, but that you would keep them from the evil one.
John 17:15

This is a Promise. The verse is a prayer by Jesus to God, asking that his disciples be protected from the evil one while remaining in the world.

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