THOUGHTS FROM THE 21 DAYS, DAY 31

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In January our church held its annual congregational fast. For 21 days we prayed together, fasted together and meditated on 1 John . Here are my thoughts from those times of devotion in 1 John.

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. 2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears,[a] we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure. 1 JOHN 3:1-3

MEDITATIONAL THOUGHT:See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God.

MY THOUGHTS: It is such an amazing thought to me that God’s initial reaction towards us is love… For God so loved the world that He gave… While were were yet sinners Christ died for us…No greater love has a man than this that he would lay down his life for his friends… And on and on it goes. God loves us and there is nothing we can do about that!

THOUGHTS FROM THE 21 DAYS, DAY 30

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In January our church held its annual congregational fast. For 21 days we prayed together, fasted together and meditated on 1 John . Here are my thoughts from those times of devotion in 1 John.

I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 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.

God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. 1 John 2:26-29

MEDITATIONAL THOUGHT:Everyone who practices righteousness is born of Him and reflects His character.

MY THOUGHTS: So I often I have fallen into the trap of thinking that doing righteous things will make me more likable to God. I focus on the works rather than the relationship. The problem with that is that it is inverse thinking. Works don’t deepen my relationship with God, rather as I deepen my relationship with God my works will become more righteous. Good works are a by product of an intimate relationship and connection. to God.

THOUGHTS FROM THE 21 DAYS, DAY 29

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In January our church held its annual congregational fast. For 21 days we prayed together, fasted together and meditated on 1 John . Here are my thoughts from those times of devotion in 1 John.

I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 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.

God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. 1 John 2:26-29

MEDITATIONAL THOUGHT:. Abide in Him so that you may have confidence and not be ashamed at His coming.

MY THOUGHTS: Our confidence in life needs to begin to flow from the spirit man within us. If it does not, if we continue to rely on confidence established by our success in this world we will very soon be struggling with shame and insecurity, because this world is about to quake with confidence shaking power. Only those remaining on the SOLID ROCK OF JESUS will remain confident.

This confidence comes from abiding in Christ. Abiding requires being in the prayer place consistently and constantly. It requires a deep connection to His Word that comes from practice. It requires knowing Him and His presence not just knowing about Him or about His presence. It requires us to have a personal testimony of our interaction with Him not just the testimonies of other people.

THOUGHTS FROM THE 21 DAYS, DAY 28

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In January our church held its annual congregational fast. For 21 days we prayed together, fasted together and meditated on 1 John . Here are my thoughts from those times of devotion in 1 John.

I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 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.

God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

29 If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him. 1 John 2:26-29

MEDITATIONAL THOUGHT:The anointing you received from Him (the Holy Spirit) teaches you all things and is real.

MY THOUGHTS: It is stunning to realize that we have access to the God of all knowledge. Not just access…He lives inside of those who believe in Jesus Christ. We are the temples of he Holy Spirit.

It is also stunning to realize, He wants to share information with us, as we pray. Now we don;t have he capacity to handle all his knowledge, but we do have the capacity to handle all the knowledge we need.We just have to spend time seeking Him and allowing Him to direct us to the answers He wants us to discover.