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1 John Chapter 2

Sep19

Good Morning y’all. We are continuing our study of 1 John and we are in chapter 2 today :). This chapter is full of soooooo many goodies to help us in our walk with Christ 🙂

Holy Spirit we ask you open our eyes to see, our ears to hear and our hearts to percieve the truth in the word today. Without you we can’t understand what we are reading so we ask for your help. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Here we go 🙂

S – Some Scriptures that stood out for me.
1 John 2:5-6 NLT : But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him. Those who say they live in God should live their lives as Jesus did.

1 John 2:15 NLT: Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.

1 John 2: 24 NLT : So you must remain faithful to what you have been taught from the beginning. If you do, you will remain in fellowship with the Son and with the Father.

1 John 2:27 NLT: But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.

O – Observations
O1- Jesus is our advocate and he intercedes on our behalf. His blood washes away our sins.

O2 – Our obedience to God, is a measure of how much we know him, how much of him we have on the inside of us. For if we truly know him and love him as we claim, we would obey him at all times even when it’s difficult.

O3- Obedience to God brings assurance that we love him and belong to him.

O4 -Partial obedience doesn’t cut it. God desires complete obedience.

O5- We are to follow the example of Jesus. He was obedient even to the very end.(See Philippians 2:5-11)

O6 – You can’t have Jesus and also have hatred in you. In 1 John Chapter 1,  we established God is light in whom there is no darkness. Hatred is a form of darkness. We can’t belong to the light and darkness at the same time. We have to choose one or the other. Choose this day whom you will serve: Light or darkness.

O7 – When you are in the dark,  you can’t see where you are going cos it’s dark. So it is when we have darkness in us, our judgement becomes clouded and we cant see our way. We make poor decisions and end up hurting people around us. But if we let the light of God into our hearts, it brings illumination and lights our path so we see where we are going.

O8- We shouldn’t love the world and all the things that are associated with it. Verse 16 says “For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world”. As Christians, we are in this world but we are not of it. We are of the Kingdom of Heaven therefore we mustn’t forget ourselves and become too comfortable. Romans 12:2 Message version says “Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you”. We are meant to be examples showing the world the right way to live and not us joining in the craze!

O9 – Obedience to God guarantees us eternal life. Obedience to world guarantees death.

O10- The world and all its evil desires will end one day but those who please God will live forever with him.

O11 – We need to keep reminding ourselves of the Word of God. The more we remind ourselves, the more the Word becomes a part of us. It’s not just enough to remind ourselves though, we must also put into practice what the word tells us to do. By doing this we will always be in fellowship with God.

O12 – We have been blessed with the Holy Spirit. He is the spirit of truth and teaches us everything we need to know.
O13 – Remain in constant fellowship with God.

A – Application
A1 – Obey God’s commands
A2 – Keep our focus on God and not get distracted by what’s going on around us.
A3 – Walk in Love
A4 – Be an example in our speech and conduct

P – Prayer
Dear Lord we thank you for today. Thank you for the privilege to learn at your feet. Thank you for Jesus and for blessing us with your Holy Spirit. Help us be obedient to you. Help us not to love this world but to keep our focus and attention on you. Help us not to walk in darkness but walk in the light you freely offer us. We love you so very much and you will always be the object of our affection. No one will ever take your place in our lives. You are an awesome God. All this we ask and by faith recieve In Jesus Name. Amen

Thank you for joining us today. I encourage you to spend some time reading the chapter for your self as there is so much to glean from the chapter.

Don’t forget to share your thoughts and prayer request 🙂

Stay blessed. Remember, our Obedience is a measure of our love for God.

2 Peter Chapter 3

Sep17

Good morning y’all. We made it to the last chapter in 2 Peter 🙂 All glory to God!

We looking at chapter 3 today. The chapter reminds us the day of The Lord is coming and encourages us to live holy and godly lives while we wait.

Here we go 🙂
S – Scriptures that stood out for me
2 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭11-13 MSG – Since everything here today might well be gone tomorrow, do you see how essential it is to live a holy life? Daily expect the Day of God, eager for its arrival. The galaxies will burn up and the elements melt down that day—but we’ll hardly notice. We’ll be looking the other way, ready for the promised new heavens and the promised new earth, all landscaped with righteousness.

2 Peter‬ ‭3‬:17-18‬ MSG – But you, friends, are well-warned. Be on guard lest you lose your footing and get swept off your feet by these lawless and loose-talking teachers. Grow in grace and understanding of our Master and Savior, Jesus Christ. Glory to the Master, now and forever! Yes! 2 Peter‬ ‭3‬:17-18‬ MSG

O – Observations
O1- Gods word has Power and Authority. By His word alone everything came into existence. Ish 55:11 paraphrased says “His word will not return to him void but will accomplish what He has sent it to do”.  Whatever the situation we are in! All we need is one WORD from God and that situation can be turned around for good. Be encouraged 🙂

O2- God is never late (Hallelujah!!! Just knowing this gives me so much comfort 🙂 ). Though His promises may tarry but it will surely come to pass. We need to understand God doesn’t measure time the way we do. To him a day is as good as a thousand years and a thousand years as good as a day.  It might seem as if nothing is happening about the promises of God but be assured that God is working it out. Numbers 23:19 CEVUS06 says “God is no mere human! He doesn’t tell lies or change his mind. God always keeps his promises”. 

O3- God is coming back to judge the earth and judgement is very close. He has told us what will happen and we know he is not a God that lies…He is holding back because he is giving us opportunity to get ourselves together back on the straight and narrow path. He doesn’t want anyone to be destroyed, but wants all to turn back to him in repentance.

O4- The day of judgement is gonna come unannounced like a thief in the night. We need to be ready…can’t afford to be caught fooling around hence why it’s crucial we live a holy and godly life devoted and about Gods business. Whatever we do be it in word or deed MUST bring glory and be pleasing in Gods sight. If it ain’t, don’t bother saying or doing it!. Remember, we have all that we need to live a godly life (See blog on 2 Peter chapter 1)

O5- Gods patience should not be taken for granted….it’s a chance to repent. If we proclaim to be saved, then let’s stop meddling with sin. We can’t have one leg in Gods house and the other leg in devils camp. According to verse 9, God is being patient with us because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost. It’s a different thing to make a mistake once and ask for forgiveness but to perpetually make the same mistake and do it consciously knowing its wrong, doesn’t make God happy, yet He still extends his arm of grace giving us a chance to repent and fully turn back to him before it’s too late. 

O6- We need to grow in grace and our knowledge of God. That way we can easily discern false teachings and won’t fall prey to their evil ways.

A – Application
Speak Gods word into whatever circumstances come our way today. His word has power!

Let Our words and actions be pleasing to God.

Study the bible 

P – Prayer
Dear Lord we thank you for today, thank you for your word which has power, authority and never fails. Thank you for reminding us that your promises though they tarry will surely come to pass. We ask today for the grace to keep trusting and believing you inspite of what our circumstances look like. We thank you for being patient with us and we ask for the Holyspirits help to live a life that’s peaceful, pure and blameless in your sight. May we continue to grow in grace and knowledge of you our Lord and Saviour. We love you Lord and all this we ask in the Mighty Name of Jesus. Amen

Thanks for reading and feel free to share your thoughts on the chapter.

Tomorrow we start the book of 1 John  🙂

Have a blessed day and Remember, God is never a day late! Be encouraged 🙂