Monday April 3
Bible Reading: 1 John 2: 1 - 14
Topic: That You Do Not Sin
In today's text, the
emphasis is not on "not committing" sin.
Christians in time of
weakness my commit sin against God.
What John is warning about
is the possibility of allowing an act of sin to become a habit of life or one
refusing to repent of an act of sin by not confessing such to God.
Sin is forgiven on
condition of humble confession and determination to turn away from it.
This is because Jesus your
Advocate, is ever ready to plead with God on your behalf.
However when sin becomes a
habitual pattern of life, then fellowship with God is bound to be broken.
For a Christian to
continue in fellowship with God, John gives the following tips:
(a) keep God's commandments (vs. 3 - 5)
(a) keep God's commandments (vs. 3 - 5)
This entails constant
studying of the Scriptures to know the Will of God and how to respond to them
in a godly manner
(b) Walk even as Christ walked (v. 6)
This means, sharing His
values and emulating them. It is asking "What would Christ do in this
situation?" and doing the same
(c) Love of the brethren (vs. 9 - 10)
This is not only loving
the brethren as you love yourself but as Christ loved you and died for you
Prayer:
Father, please give me
power every hour to be in true fellowship with you, Amen.
Memory verse: 1 John 2: 11
"But he that hateth
his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness and knoweth not whither he
goeth because that darkness hath blinded his eye"
Source:
The Daily Fountain
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
(The Daily Devotional Guide of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion)
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