Thursday 30 Dec 2021

December 30: 1 John 2:12-17

Key Verse: 1 John 2:16
For everything in the world – the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life – comes not from the Father but from the world.

Devotion:
It is so interesting to me to find out the reasons for letters to be written. Often we try to understand what is going on in the writers head or what is going on in the life of the recipient; here we are given the clear reasons for this letter being written.

We do need to remember our sins are forgiven on account of the name of Jesus Christ. We have to remember the scriptures we have witness to and keep them in our hearts. We have to be reminded we have overcome evil by accepting Christ into our lives – that is the astonishing one to me! We have to remember God is eternal and has been here from the beginning and will be here forever – something we can struggle to get to grips with because we are bound by time here on earth.

God is our Father. He has invited us to be His children and has given us the method by which we can be His children – through Jesus Christ our Saviour! The more we remember these things, the more we will be able to read God’s Word and accept it into our hearts. The closer we get to God through His Word, the more He is able to explain the words through the Holy Spirit whom Christ sent to help us.

Our love for earthly things is hard to let go of, especially if we have many thing from this world in our lives. The more we cling to those things, the harder it is for us to draw close to God. These things are only in this world and will not be with us in heaven; our heavenly experience will be more than we can imagine. We will no longer be held back by simple earthly desires.

Points to Ponder:
What do you treasure in your life?

Have you tried to treasure Christ above all?