“I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours; John 17:9
Notice Jesus didn’t say he was asking on behalf of the entire world, but on their behalf, meaning Christians. When you accept Christ as your Lord and Savior, you are set apart from the world. The question is , which one are you? Are you a Christian or an Anti-Christ? There is no in-between, you have either accepted Jesus as your Lord or Master or you denied him
The other day I heard someone saying “Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?” Often people like to use God as their personal genie. They deny his righteousness and embrace there sin, yet the want all of God’s blessings and protection. Sin is separation from God, when you refuse to repent your sins and continue to practice them, God can’t be near you
Then the Lord said, “Because this people draw near with their words And honor Me with their lip service, But they remove their hearts far from Me, And their reverence for Me consists of tradition learned by rote, Isaiah 29:3
People pretend to honor God with their words but their hearts are not clean. Religion can’t save your soul, only the blood of Jesus Christ can. You must repent of your sins, follow Jesus as your Lord and Savior, allow the Holy Spirit to work through you to become a new creature. Otherwise your religion is worthless!