Better late than never applies I suppose. I feel very guilty this morning. I woke up and the first thing that came to my mind was that I had slipped up. Today will have two blog entries, one this morning and one this evening. Thank goodness we are reading the apostle of John and can be encouraged because I feel aweful for letting yesterday slip away without following through with my commitment.
When reading chapter three today, I began to see the difference in writing styles from a lot of Paul's work that we have already read in comparison to John. I love the hope that John taught with. The picture of encountering Christ upon his return for us is beautiful. I love verse 2, when we are told "what we will be has not yet been made known." For a lot of us we can't remove our minds from life on this earth. Age begins to have an old feel with an end in sight description. I wonder what John was talking about in verse 2. Might his faith have been deep enough that he had an understanding of what being made new in eternity would look like. I like to dwell on thoughts like that, when we will look back and see this life as a dirty speck. The next life will be beautiful.
John continues with a blunt truth that reminds us if we are living with the Spirit of God in our lives than there is going to be conviction in our hearts for the sin we have in us. If this is the case then we need to constantly be working on removing the power that sin has over us. If we really are seeking the Spirit of God, then our desire to be near God will far outweigh our desire of sin. I pray that we find that love John speaks of for one another and that we seek out truth in our lives apart from sin.
This afternoon is Day 19, 1 John 4.
God Bless,
Nick
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