THE ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER
Memorise: My little children, these things write I unto you that ye sin not, And if any
Read: Hebrew 12:22-26, 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
Bible in one year: Judges 12-14, Job 42:1-9
At the point of the counsel in our memory verse for today, John had gained enough experience as an elder and a counsellor, that he could counsel new converts that one sin does not have to lead to another, and a feeling of guilt should actually birth the fruit of repentance rather than a surrender to a life of sin and perpetual guilt. There are many people who in times of trials and weaknesses commit sin against God, like the wife of job who advise her husband to curse God. The words of John warn all Christians against the possibility of allowing sin become habitual in our relationship with God.
The fact that you sinned yesterday does not mean that you have been completely rejected by God. In fact, that you are still alive means that Jesus is currently pleading your case with God, to give you a chance to change your ways as He sets you up with messages that will speak to your conscience and save you from imminent destruction. I pray that you will change your ways immediately, because you never can tell when God will run out of patience waiting for you to change (1st Samuel 16:1)
and the Father, and speaks in our favour in the heavenly realm, so that we can receive help with our problems of sin. He is the One who pleads our case every night and day, and blots out the handwritings of the devil our lives. He works in close communion with the Father so that there is no barrier when we want to access the throne of grace. Jesus, as the Advocate, is the One who atones for our sins and reconciles us back to the Father through His precious blood that was shed on the Cross of Calvary. Through the role of Jesus as our advocate, we can come back to the Father and experience the peace we lost through sin.
The reassurance of our salvation
comes from knowing that we have an Advocate in Heaven, no by affirming that we
have no sin. Our relationship with God is assured as we keep His commandments
daily and remain friends with Jesus our Advocate. The truth is that our
righteousness is as a filthy rag to the Father. Our perfection is of Jesus,
there is therefore the need to rely meekly upon His grace to make us perfect by
His love. The self-made religious traditions of men and our works alone cannot
guarantee our perfection. You are a child of God basically because you believe
in your heart that Jesus died for you and you have given your life in obedience
to the instructions of God and not the self-imposed dictates of man.
Prayer point
Father, please let me be justified through Your grace.
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