January 4: 1 John 3:7-10
Key Verse: 1 John 3:8
The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.
Devotion:
If we look at the world around us we can see how easy it is to give in to temptation and do all the wrong things in life. As Christians we know we are doing wrong so should want to avoid all the things we know are wrong; but the evil one continues to throw doubts in our minds so we give in to the temptations instead of working against them – this is the way of the evil one!
Jesus came to destroy the devil’s work and give us a better chance at avoiding the evil things promoted by the evil one. When we accept Jesus into our lives we also invite the holy spirit to live with us. By doing this we have an automatic guide against all evil things because the Holy Spirit does not want to have any evil in us when we are living with Him!
When we do good and abhor evil we allow the people around us to see we are different from the world because of our communion with Christ. We live for Him and work against the evil in the world. But if we continue to invite evil into our lives then we are working with the evil one and against God! We know this and become aware of this because the Holy Spirit prompts us against all evil.
So, don’t allow the evil one to continue introducing evil into your life. Simply say no and keep Christ closer!
Points to Ponder:
Do you feel guilty when you do something wrong?
Do you know the Holy Spirit is prompting you?