Daily Devotion with Pastor Tong Liu: Daily Devotion

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1 John 5:18-19

"We know that anyone born of God does not continue to sin; the one who was born of God keeps him safe, and the evil one cannot harm him. We know that we are children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one."

In Jesus Christ, our life belongs to God. Verse 18 tells us that we are born of God, verse 19 says that we know we are children of God. Since we are born of God, what should be the characteristics of God's life in us? We are supposed to "not continue to sin." When Christians read this, we are often puzzled because we still sin. Does that mean we don't belong to God anymore?

I often say that when we look at a Christian, we must look at his whole life. David in the Bible orchestrated murder and stole someone else's wife, and it's hard for us to imagine that he was a "man of God's heart." If you look at his whole life, however, you'd see how he was disciplined and intensely trained by God, and you have to concede that David was truly a man of God. Jacob in the Bible deceived his brother and father, so you probably think he was really disobedient and immoral. If you look at Jacob's whole life, however, you'd see how he went through rigorous drill by God all his life and he eventually became blessing to multitude of people, and you'd acknowledge that God's work is indeed miraculous.

God may not want you to be a full-time minister, but He wants your life to be a model of holiness. As long as you are willing to obey, ultimately God's life in you will keep and let you overcome all the attacks and temptations from the enemy. He will make you whole to be just like the Lord.

Pray with Pastor Tong Liu

Edit Image Lord, I thank you because this is such a precious promise - The life inside us will keep us till the need so that we will be as perfect as the Lord. Lord, please have mercy on us; even though we often stumble and fall in our life, come and rescue us whenever we are weak. I thank you and I pray in the victorious name of Jesus, amen!