Daily Devotions
August 25th, 2011 by Pastor SolleyGood Morning
1 John 1:1-9
THAT which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) 3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. 4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. 5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
For the Christian sin is never a matter of salvation. To be saved is to be saved for eternity, Christ will never forsake His own. But a Christian does sin after salvation and that sin hinds and harms our spiritual life, our spiritual walk, our relationship with Jesus Christ, and our ability to serve Him. Sin will take away Christian joy. (Verse 4) What then to do about sin. First of all, Calvary still covers all that we want it to. Confess, repent, give it to Christ and He will take it away. Many Christians are plagued with a sin after salvation because they want to be. They would say they don’t but in truth they like the sin more than they love the Lord. There is power in the blood not only to forgive sin but to cleanse the sinner from all unrighteousness. To cleanse in our text not only means to take away but to make one free from. Is there a sin that you like to hold onto? Bring it to Jesus, confess, repent, and He will take it away. Calvary covers it all.