Scripture Union Daily Guide 23 June 2020 for Tuesday
Topic: Abiding in Christ or Antichrist?
Opening Prayer: May my heart, O Lord, be receptive to your word as I meditate on it.
Scripture: 1 John 2:18–29
• What does the passage teach about God the Father, God the Son or God the Holy Spirit?
• What is God revealing to me in this passage?
Apostle John draws our attention today to the realities of the last hour. Prominent in his exhortation is the warning about the antichrists (vv.18–23). The emergence of the antichrists is indicative of the last days. We ought to take the events of these days seriously. Notice the way he describes them in vv.19, 22; cf. 1 John 4:3. Anybody who denies that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, is an antichrist.
Denying the existence of Christ is denying the central truth of the Christian faith, denying the very nature of Christ who is one hundred percent human and one hundred percent divine. The Christian is urged to stand up against their activities. They often appear in sheep’s clothing, but they are wolves. We must keep to the truth we know (v.21); maintain the standard we have learned (v.24); guard and utilize our anointing in the Holy Spirit (v.27) and continue to abide in Christ so we can stand qualified when Christ returns (v.28).
Note the fundamental preparation that enables a man or woman to stand against the tricks of the antichrists (v.29). See also Ephesians 6:14–17.
⁂ Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
Practice/Word Application
• Thought: “Anyone who has seen me, has seen the Father?” (John 14:9).
Prayer Points
• Grant me grace, O Lord, to stay focused on you and to put on the Christian armour to be victorious today and always.
• Pray against errors, false doctrines and unhealthy competition among Church leaders.
• Offer a prayer of faith in line with Genesis 39:21
Read the Bible in one Year
Jer. 50; Phil. 2
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