Month: November 2020

1 John 2:6 “He who says he abides in Him ought also to walk just as He walked.”

It is sad how often I (and others I suspect) fail to avail ourselves fully of the promise and request that we live as our Saviour lived; or fully believe that we actually can do that – in His strength; not our own.  Not only do we need to want to abide with Jesus 100% of the time, in reality, none of our strength is genuinely righteous or sufficiently capable of rising above our own sinfulness or withstand Satan on our own.  We must actually ask Jesus to come into our lives and do that.

We learn a lot for ourselves, by observing the disciples after their dear leader had died, risen from the grave, and some weeks later, ascended back to His heavenly home.  They were desolate, but now realizing that the Kingdom of Jesus was not on this earth, but in heaven, wanted to live and work as Jesus did.  They did not hang about repining, but came together as Jesus had taught them, and humbled themselves, confessing their sins, and with much prayer proceeded to purify each their own hearts and lives.  Then when they were in unity with God and one other, as promised by Jesus the Holy Spirit could come into each one of them in full power that was life changing.

Jesus points out we can have today the same Holy Spirit power that they had.  In these times, it is for preparing us and a worldwide telling and preparing a other people to be ready to for Jesus to take us to His heavenly Kingdom when He comes again.  The disciples took the message about Jesus and salvation through Him, with the hope of eternal life, to the non-Jewish people in other nations around.  The Jewish people had largely rejected Jesus and His salvation message.

Lord show each individual person their wickedness and heart indifference, and prompt each to recognize their need for Jesus and for Him to strengthen us to prepare anew for the infilling of the Holy Spirit.  Show each of us, what You would have them to do for You today, and each day.  Lord I love You and want be Yours in truth, in all ways

1 John 5: 12, 14, 15 “He who has the Son has life, he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”  “Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”  “And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.”

 

I am so encouraged that You God love each person, whether they love You or not.  Now I truly understand, as Jesus taught, His Father and He are one in love and purpose.  No one is able to come to Jesus unless His Father draws them to Himself first, and as Jesus said, John 6: 45 “It is written in the prophets. ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Therefore everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me.”  Isaiah 54:13 “All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children”

This is a wonderful truth, because I see for me, and for unbelievers, God wants us in heaven with Him, and it is hard to lose salvation, in the face of such total unbiased love.  The above words of Jesus are even more significant and precious to me, because Jesus reassures us, John 6: 37 “All that the Father gives to Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no mean cast out.”

I am so encouraged, by these words, for I want to be true, in love, truth and live in obedience, with an undivided heart, mind and strength.  We all have much sinfulness, wrong thinking and actions, we can be assured we will be led out into all truth, because our heavenly Father gives us to Jesus, and as Jesus said He will not send any away, or lose us as His spiritual child, we will be taught, kept and saved by Jesus, and as His true child, we will be worthy of a place in heaven, and He promises to raise up His own spiritual children.

It is evident God is close to each person on earth, Acts 17: 27 “………though He is not far from each of us.”  Thank You Jesus that I am Yours, and that You keep me, and do not lose me and that You plan to raise me up in the last day.