Sin Not
Wednesday, July 19, 2023Key Verse
“My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous” (1 John 2:1).
Text — 1 John 2:1-5
Message
Before the advent of the social media and even electronic mails, messages or letters were written and posted to the recipients using the postal services. God has also written and sent His message and demands to the world. Though we live in a generation in which everyone does what he feels good to him, God has a standard for His children who will live with Him eternally in glory.
In this passage we see that God does not expect any of His children to live in sin under any guise for that is the reason His Son was manifested. At the point of salvation, the Lord gives the power and His nature to His sons and daughters. “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” This is the essence of the sacrifice of Jesus – to make us saints. If you have backslidden from the truth, you need to go back to God in genuine repentance for forgiveness.
Quote
God has a standard for His children
Challenge
God’s children must live in holiness.
Prayer for today
Dear God, Keep me pure in this sinful world in Jesus’ name.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
