I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. As for you, the anointing you received from him [the Holy One] remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit — just as it has taught you, remain in him.
— 1 John 2:26-27
We live in a world of competing voices, many of them deceptive. How do we filter these voices and know the truth about Jesus? We know the truth because the anointing we received from the Holy Spirit teaches us the truth about Jesus. The Spirit is very presence of God that Jesus poured into our hearts when we came to him in faith and baptism (Titus 3:5-6). The Spirit teaches us to build a home for our hearts in the truth of Jesus. The practical questions that arise out of this anointing are pretty simple:
How much time am I spending with Jesus?
Am I spending time in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) so I know the Lord's teachings and see the way that the Lord ministered?
Am I intentional about doing what I do to honor the Lord?
And am I inviting the Holy Spirit into my daily conversation to help me know the truth about Jesus as I seek to "remain in him"?
1 Corinthians 2:9
However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him." —
Kids look forward to Christmas, Disneyland, and summer vacation. They imagine how great those things could be. Christians look forward to heaven and dream of seeing the Lord face to face, of being reunited with those we love that have gone home to the Lord before us, and of sharing in the glory of Jesus and his angels. But we can't even begin to imagine the great things that God has prepared for us.
They are far more glorious than anything we can dream or imagine. So let's anticipate being surprised and live with passion for the cause of the Kingdom knowing that any loss, any wound, any trouble, will "not be worth comparing to the glory to be revealed in us." (Rom. 8:18)
— 1 John 2:26-27
We live in a world of competing voices, many of them deceptive. How do we filter these voices and know the truth about Jesus? We know the truth because the anointing we received from the Holy Spirit teaches us the truth about Jesus. The Spirit is very presence of God that Jesus poured into our hearts when we came to him in faith and baptism (Titus 3:5-6). The Spirit teaches us to build a home for our hearts in the truth of Jesus. The practical questions that arise out of this anointing are pretty simple:
How much time am I spending with Jesus?
Am I spending time in the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) so I know the Lord's teachings and see the way that the Lord ministered?
Am I intentional about doing what I do to honor the Lord?
And am I inviting the Holy Spirit into my daily conversation to help me know the truth about Jesus as I seek to "remain in him"?
1 Corinthians 2:9
However, as it is written: "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him." —
Kids look forward to Christmas, Disneyland, and summer vacation. They imagine how great those things could be. Christians look forward to heaven and dream of seeing the Lord face to face, of being reunited with those we love that have gone home to the Lord before us, and of sharing in the glory of Jesus and his angels. But we can't even begin to imagine the great things that God has prepared for us.
They are far more glorious than anything we can dream or imagine. So let's anticipate being surprised and live with passion for the cause of the Kingdom knowing that any loss, any wound, any trouble, will "not be worth comparing to the glory to be revealed in us." (Rom. 8:18)
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