Episode 58: 1 John 2

Today's Meditation is based on 1 John 2 from the Passion Translation

I have a continually forgiving Redeemer who is face-to-face with the Father: Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for my sins, and  for the sins of the whole world.

Because I have truly come to know God, I keep his commands. And the love of God is perfected within me. I live in intimacy with God, not just by saying “I am intimate with God,” but by walking in the footsteps of Jesus.

Truth is made manifest both in Christ and in me, because the darkness is disappearing and the true light is already blazing.

I am in the light and do not hold hatred in my heart toward any of my fellow believers. I truly love my brothers and sisters in Christ, and there is nothing in me that will cause someone else to stumble. I do not stumble in the darkness, because I am a child of the light. 

My sins have been permanently removed because of the power of his name. I have a relationship with the One who has existed from the beginning. A true relationship with him. I am strong because the Word of God is treasured in my heart, and I have defeated the Evil One through the power of the Word.

I do not set the affections of my heart on this world or in loving the things of the world. The love of the Father and the love of the world are incompatible. All that the world can offer me is the gratification of my flesh, the allurement of the things of the world, and the obsession with status and importance. And none of these things come from the Father. 

This world and its desires are in the process of passing away, but because I love to do the will of God, I will live forever.

The end of this age is near and many enemies of Christ have already appeared, and this is how I know that we are living in the closing hour of this age. And the Holy One has anointed me and I know the truth. 

I keep the message burning in my heart -- the message of life I heard from the beginning. So I will always be living in close fellowship with the Son and with the Father. And he himself has promised me the never-ending life of the ages to come.

The wonderful anointing I have received from God is so much greater than the deception of the world. And this anointing now lives in me and teaches me all that I need to know. It leads me into truth.

I will remain in him, so that when he is revealed I may have joyful confidence and not be ashamed when I stand before him at his appearing.

I know that he is righteous, and I know that everyone who lives in righteousness has been divinely fathered by him.

Until next time, be blessed and be a blessing.

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