An Advocate with God

Acts of Worship
Learning to Pray

Jesus Intercedes for Us

1 John 2:1-6 The Message

2 ^1-2 I write this, dear children, to guide you out of sin. But if anyone does sin, we have a Priest-Friend in the presence of the Father: Jesus Christ, righteous Jesus. When he served as a sacrifice for our sins, he solved the sin problem for good—not only ours, but the whole world’s.

The Only Way to Know We’re in Him

^2-3 Here’s how we can be sure that we know God in the right way: Keep his commandments.

^4-6 If someone claims, “I know him well!” but doesn’t keep his commandments, he’s obviously a liar. His life doesn’t match his words. But the one who keeps God’s word is the person in whom we see God’s mature love. This is the only way to be sure we’re in God. Anyone who claims to be intimate with God ought to live the same kind of life Jesus lived.

 
For Reflection
Who is this Christ who is our advocate?  Christ advocates on our behalf to God.  Christ advocates that which is in our best interest to us.  Christ is not an activist who merely points out what is wrong in our spiritual and material lives, but he offers God-centered solutions to our mortal predicaments. Christ's life and death pointed out that all who separate themselves from God find restitution in the life of Christ.

 

Pray

prayers of thanksgiving for the living God, found in Jesus Christ.   Pray so that you remain in an intimate relationship with Christ.  Pray that you will emulate the living Christ.