Wednesday
Read 1 John 1:1-2:2
1 We write to you about the Word of
life, which has existed from the very beginning. We have heard it, and we have
seen it with our eyes; yes, we have seen it, and our hands have touched it.
2When this life became visible, we saw it; so we speak of it and tell you about
the eternal life which was with the Father and was made known to us. 3What we
have seen and heard we announce to you also, so that you will join with us in
the fellowship that we have with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4We
write this in order that our joy may be complete.
5 Now the message that we have heard from his Son and announce is this: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in him. 6If, then, we say that we have fellowship with him, yet at the same time live in the darkness, we are lying both in our words and in our actions. 7But if we live in the light—just as he is in the light—then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin. 8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us. 9But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing. 10If we say that we have not sinned, we make God out to be a liar, and his word is not in us.
2 I am writing this to you, my children, so that you will not sin; but if anyone does sin, we have someone who pleads with the Father on our behalf—Jesus Christ, the righteous one. 2And Christ himself is the means by which our sins are forgiven, and not our sins only, but also the sins of everyone.
5 Now the message that we have heard from his Son and announce is this: God is light, and there is no darkness at all in him. 6If, then, we say that we have fellowship with him, yet at the same time live in the darkness, we are lying both in our words and in our actions. 7But if we live in the light—just as he is in the light—then we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from every sin. 8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and there is no truth in us. 9But if we confess our sins to God, he will keep his promise and do what is right: he will forgive us our sins and purify us from all our wrongdoing. 10If we say that we have not sinned, we make God out to be a liar, and his word is not in us.
2 I am writing this to you, my children, so that you will not sin; but if anyone does sin, we have someone who pleads with the Father on our behalf—Jesus Christ, the righteous one. 2And Christ himself is the means by which our sins are forgiven, and not our sins only, but also the sins of everyone.
Think
As we read Psalm 133 and Acts 4 we might
imagine a beautiful harmonious community where everybody is perfect and
kind. But John 1:1-2:2 dispels that
myth; we are all sinners. We love each
other anyway.
Pray
Lord I am not without sin. Help me to live in love despite my selfish
attitudes and habits.
No comments:
Post a Comment