PrayerBits for Saturday

PrayerBits

A bite sized devotional program
produced by the West Side Presbyterian Church

Saturday

Scripture lesson: 1 John 5:1-6 Grace leads to the Law

Time to reflect: First John's take on the Grace vx Law debate is much like the Book of Jame's: If we truly love God and accept Christ as Lord and Savior, then we will WANT to do what is right and will use the commandments of God that we find in the Bible as guides for our behavior. In this case the doing of the law flows from grace.

Moving through the day: Pray a prayer of thanksgiving for God's love and grace and pledge to God to work even harder at being a “good Christian.”

Scripture:

 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.

 This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.