They were Yours, You gave them to Me

John 17:6
“I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word.

The realisation that we are not our own is the beginning of a new life in God. We have been bought with the price of Yshua's blood. However not everyone who are saved has the realisation that we completely belong to Him, and our actions reflect this. For those who realise that we no longer belong to ourselves, then the begin to pour themselves out for others. This is the beginning of living the new life that Messiah has intended for us. Only then can we be effective witness and workers for Yshua's Kingdom.