“So are you calling me a liar?” No one likes to be challenged on their integrity or honesty so John’s words in 1 John come across direct and hard hitting, leaving little wiggle room.
If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 1 John 1:6
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 1 John 1:8
Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, 1 John 2:4
Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. 1 John 2:24
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; 1 John 4:20
Based on these 5 verses from 1 John here are some questions we should be asking ourselves.
1. Do I walk in darkness or light?
2. Do I practice truth?
3. Do I think, say or function as if I have no sin?
4. Do I keep His commandments?
5. Do I deny Jesus is the Christ in word, attitude or action?
6. Do I love my brother? Do I act in ways that speak love in word and action?
7. In what ways am I intentionally showing love to others? The lovely and the unlovely?
I know these are challenging questions. Believe me, I know. Even typing them out I was challenged. Do I fail? Yes, regularly.
Perhaps you, too, find that in one, more than one, or all of these areas you fail. I am so grateful for the cross. I need it, daily. I need a Savior.
After considering these questions, run, sister, run to the Savior. I’ll see you there!!!
Blessings, Diane
Diane Hunt is part of the Development and Addiction Recovery teams at America’s Keswick. In addition to being a Biblical Counselor, she is a Women’s speaker for retreats, conferences and events. She is a regular writer for Victory Call and one of the authors of Crossing the Jordan Bible Study. She has been married to her husband John over 28 years. She has 2 adult children and 3 grandchildren and 3 adult step-children with 7 grandchildren making 10 in all. She delights reading and teaching, but mostly laughing at the funny things her grandchildren say and do.
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I’m a runnin’, Sister! To the Savior, and fast…!!!
Such a powerful message, and it really “hits home” in the heart of the Believer.
Do we “lie down and surrender complete to/ with Him” or are we liars? We cannot have it both ways,
and I fear that personally, at times, I try to have it MY way and HIS way.
My prayer each morning is to supernaturally have my will be YOUR will for my life,
and my desires by YOUR desires.
Thanks, Diane, for another thought-provoking and spirit-filled message of Truth!
Stephanie from Lancaster Pa.