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4 Every one who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. 5 You know that he appeared to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. 6 Any one who abides in him does not sin; any one who sins has not seen him, nor has he known him. 7 Little children, let no one deceive you. He who does right is righteous, as he is righteous. 8 He who commits sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Any one born of God does not commit sin; for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot sin because he is born of God. 10 By this it may be seen who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not do right is not of God, nor he who does not love his brother. (1 John 3:4–10, RSV2CE)
REFLECT
Sin is lawlessness and anyone who commits sin is guilty of not following God’s righteous laws.
Jesus appeared to take away sin and there is no sin in him. Jesus came to destroy the work of the devil. If I abide in Jesus I should not sin. If I do sin then I don’t really see or know Jesus. Do not be self deceived. Only doing right is righteousness. If I am born of God I will not sin because God is inside me.
If I sin, I am of the devil. If I do not do right I am of the devil. If I do not love my brother I am of the devil.
This is how you know if you are of God or the devil…are you sinning, are doing right?
PRAY
Jesus, help me see and know you more. I still sin. I am at this time not in a certain posture of sin, you have delivered me from so much already, but I am weak and do it. I do not want to be of the devil. I want to be yours and born of you. Please come take over my heart soul mind and body, I give myself to you my God and King. Make me righteous so your glory is shown. You have come to destroy the work of the devil. Destroy the devils work in me. I surrender to you. I love you. Amen.
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