THE ADVOCATE WITH THE FATHER
Memorise: 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. 1st John 2:1
Read: Hebrew 12:22-26, 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of
the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy
place?
place?
4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted
up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and
righteousness from the God of his salvation.
6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek
thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
Bible in one year: Judges 12-14, Job 42:1-9
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At the point of the counsel in our memory verse for today,
John had gained enough experience as an elder and a counsellor, that he could
counsel new converts that one sin does not have to lead to another, and a
feeling of guilt should actually birth the fruit of repentance rather than a
surrender to a life of sin and perpetual guilt. There are many people who in
times of trials and weaknesses commit sin against God, like the wife of job who
advise her husband to curse God. The words of John warn all Christians against
the possibility of allowing sin become habitual in our relationship with God.
The fact that you sinned yesterday does not mean that you
have been completely rejected by God. In fact, that you are still alive means
that Jesus is currently pleading your case with God, to give you a chance to
change your ways as He sets you up with messages that will speak to your
conscience and save you from imminent destruction. I pray that you will change
your ways immediately, because you never can tell when God will run out of
patience waiting for you to change (1st Samuel 16:1)
The Holy Spirit has been given to us to inspire us into all
truth. Jesus is our Advocate who stands between us
and the Father, and
speaks in our favour in the heavenly realm, so that we can receive help with
our problems of sin. He is the One who pleads our case every night and day, and
blots out the handwritings of the devil our lives. He works in close communion
with the Father so that there is no barrier when we want to access the throne
of grace. Jesus, as the Advocate, is the One who atones for our sins and
reconciles us back to the Father through His precious blood that was shed on
the Cross of Calvary. Through the role of Jesus as our advocate, we can come
back to the Father and experience the peace we lost through sin.
The reassurance of our salvation comes from knowing that we
have an Advocate in Heaven, no by affirming that we have no sin. Our relationship
with God is assured as we keep His commandments daily and remain friends with
Jesus our Advocate. The truth is that our righteousness is as a filthy rag to
the Father. Our perfection is of Jesus, there is therefore the need to rely
meekly upon His grace to make us perfect by His love. The self-made religious
traditions of men and our works alone cannot guarantee our perfection. You are
a child of God basically because you believe in your heart that Jesus died for
you and you have given your life in obedience to the instructions of God and
not the self-imposed dictates of man.
Prayer point
Father, please let me be justified through Your grace.
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