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Christian Devotional – June 23, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 3 VERSE: 1 John 3:6–No one who lives in him keeps on sinning. No one who continues to sin has either seen him or known him. TRUTH: When we come to God and repent of our sin, God forgives us and makes us new. Since we are new, we now have new desires and new thoughts. Sure, those old thoughts will still surface and try to lead us astray. However, we can hold fast to God, knowing that He lives in us and through Him, we can be victorious over the temptations that come our way today. RESPONSE: Father, You have given us a wonderful chance…
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Christian Devotional – June 22, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 3 VERSE: 1 John 3:4-5–Everyone who sins breaks the law, in fact, sin is lawlessness. But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin. TRUTH: Jesus came so that we would be made right with God. Our sin keeps us from being right with Him and is an example of breaking the law. However, with Jesus, we have our sins taken away from us. He’s forgiven them and in Jesus there is no sin. As we surrender our life to Jesus, we have the realization that He wants to live in and through us each…
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Christian Devotional – June 21, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 3 VERSE: 1 John 3:3–All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. TRUTH: As mentioned yesterday, we have the hope of being made like Him. We have that so, so how should we respond? We should be purifying ourselves. Now, since we cannot make ourselves pure, we must come to Him and allow Him to work in our life to purify us. We can have full confidence in God’s ability to purify us as we are seeking Him. RESPONSE: Father, You are pure and in You I place my hope. I will have full confidence that all You have promised,…
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Christian Devotional – June 20, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 3 VERSE: 1 John 3:2–Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not been made known. But we know that when Christ appeared, we should be like him for we shall see him as he is. TRUTH: Once we have asked Jesus into our hearts, we are in the process of being made like Jesus. One day, we will be completely changed, but in the meantime, we are being molded and made more like Him every day. We may not know exactly what that looks like, but we know that God knows both the process and the finished product. We…
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Christian Devotional – June 19, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 3 VERSE: 1 John 3:1–See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. TRUTH: We are so privileged to be called the children of God and that is through the great love that God has for us. He made a way for us to come to him that the world does not understand. They don’t know or respect us because they don’t know or respect God. As we reflect God, they will turn away from us…
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Christian Devotional – June 18, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 2 VERSE: 1 John 2:29–If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of Him. TRUTH: We know that God is righteous. He is perfect in all that He does. If we are following Him, we will be acting the same way that He acts. Are others able to tell that we are a follower of Christ based on how we act each day? Do our responses line up with God’s word? RESPONSE: Father, if I say I follow You, then all I do should be a match for all that You do. I will seek to…
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Christian Devotional – June 17, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 2 VERSE: 1John 2:28–And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. TRUTH: Would you want Jesus with you today? We are to continue in Him so we would not be ashamed at His coming. What if He came today Is there anything you would be doing that you would do differently knowing Jesus would sit beside you? Would you alter your TV shows or your business meetings or your dinner plans? We are to continue through each day as though we are confident and unashamed of Him regardless of what He…
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Christian Devotional – June 16, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 2 VERSE: 1 John 2:27–As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit–just as it has taught you, remain in him. TRUTH: John has already mentioned in previous verses that they had received the anointing from the Holy One who is truth. In that day, others were coming to the Christians claiming to have “additional” truth and wanting to teach them. John wants us to know that when we have the Truth, Jesus Christ, we don’t need…
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Christian Devotional – June 15, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 2 1 John 2:26–I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. TRUTH: Warning! John is delivering a warning to the people that they must be on their guard because there are people who are trying to lead them astray from God. There are plenty of people who are trying to distract us and get us turned away from what God has for us. Are we guarding our hearts and our minds so that we are not led astray? RESPONSE: Father, thank You for providing a warning so that I know I need to be on the look out.…
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Christian Devotional – June 14, 2014
Read 1 John chapter 2 VERSE: 1 John 2:24-25–As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he promised us–eternal life. TRUTH: We are to remain steadfast in what God has taught us. We are to consistently follow through on His direction and His teaching. He has promised that as we do that, He will remain in us and He will provide us eternal life. Are we remaining steadfast in all that He has commanded us? RESPONSE: Father, I will remain steadfast in all that You…