- All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death. 1 John 5:17 – No, John isn’t saying anything here contradictory to the rest of scripture. In fact, when you understand what he is saying, you’ll even agree with him. First off he says all wronging is sin, which we’d agree with. Then he goes and says that there is sin that doesn’t lead to death. What sin doesn’t lead to death? The sin you ask forgiveness for. We see John talk in the previous verse about those who sin and their sin leads to death. These are the people who never see any reason to come to Jesus and ask for forgiveness and they just keep on with their sin. Yet for those who are still breathing there is still time to find forgiveness of your sin so it doesn’t lead to death. John isn’t saying anything contradictory, he’s preaching to Gospel. That there is a way for your sin not to lead to your death and that way is finding forgiveness in Jesus. Who do you need to share this with today? I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 753
- I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:13 – Have you ever had those moments where as your phone is ringing you check the called ID and all you can think is why are they calling you. What did I do wrong, what’s the matter now, what are they going to say when I answer their call? Here scripture is letting us know why God is reaching out to us through His Word…why He’s giving us a call. To remind us of the life He has blessed us with. He’s not reaching out to remind you of how terrible of a sinner you are or to hold your past mistakes over your head. He’s not speaking to you to tear you down He reaching out to remind you of how loved you are by Him and how secure you are in your relationship with Him. So don’t fear the call, pick up His Word and lean into it. The message is a reminder of how great His love is for you and how deeply He wants you close. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 1718
- And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 1 John 5:11-12 – Is there any better way to sum up the message of the gospel? How simpler can you get! God has given us eternal life and this life can be found in Jesus. If you have Jesus, you have life. If you don’t have Jesus, you don’t have life. I supposed the next question for any who don’t have Jesus would be, “How do I ‘have the Son?’.” We believe in Him, and believe in what the Bible says He did for us and who the Bible says He is. That Jesus is God and did rise from the dead and did save us from our sins. When we make the choice to believe this about Jesus, we find the Son and find life. Now for all our readers who are already Christians, we have just been reminded how simple placing our faith in Jesus is for someone else to do. We also are about to close out another year and begin a new one. I’m sure that making some changes in your life are somehow spinning in your mind as the new year approaches; so let’s throw one more change in the mix. Make this year a year of gospel sharing. Maybe that hasn’t been your thing in previous years, but the message is simple and the message is literally life giving. Imagine closing out next year knowing you pointed at least one person to Jesus that year and you’ll spend eternity with them someday in Heaven. Make this next year about following the greatest mission Jesus ever gave us. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2587
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