05/17/26 - 1 John 5:13-21 - That You May Know Jesus

What are you looking to in your life for answers instead of God? What is consuming your thoughts? What's consuming your time? What's consuming your money other than him who is true. Keep yourselves stayed on the son of God. Know him who is true. How do we do this? We abide in him. We study him. We search the scriptures and pray and ask the Lord that he would reveal himself to us day after day after day. We pray to him constantly. We follow him fearlessly and know him intimately. He is our eternal treasure. And if you are in Christ, you have eternal life in Jesus, know that. [00:43:48] (46 seconds)  #SeekGodFirst

But how it should be different is that we should pray if we have no idea. Like Lord, if I don't understand your will, would you give me the understanding of your will? Would you help me understand what you want me to do? Like would I don't know what you're doing. It's in your hands. My encouragement for all of us this morning is that we pray even if we don't know what God's will might be in certain situations. Ask your heavenly father for what you need and watch what he does. Like prayer is the confidence of eternal life. [00:40:20] (29 seconds)  #PrayForUnderstanding

So Jesus protects us. Though the whole world has been placed under the power of the evil one. This is our confidence. Like though the entire planet is full of wickedness, is filled with hardships, is filled with toils and annoyances and it's pressed and it's harassed by labors and disease. If you believe in the name of the son of God, then you can know that Jesus will keep you even in the valley of the shadow of death. He will be faithful to bring us through to eternal life with him and the evil one cannot touch you. [00:31:12] (38 seconds)  #JesusProtects

Everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God, Jesus protects him. He protects the Christian and the evil one does not touch him. Now, once we believe in the name of the son of God, we have been reborn. That's a verb by the spirit of God. We've been reborn and are now children of God. Now, if this is true, then we no longer keep on sinning but instead what happens is that we are protected. Specifically, are protected by he who was born of God. [00:27:56] (33 seconds)  #RebornAndProtected

Before we even ask him for it. And if and if we ask that he keeps us like you can be sure that he'll hold us when we struggle to remember his goodness. And if we ask that he'd be with us in the hardest of times, you can be sure and confident that he'll be closer to you than any brother. He hears us, he attends to us and he considers what we have to say. And he will give us everything that we need. For the Christian, Jesus hears us. Prayer is the confidence of eternal life. [00:21:10] (35 seconds)  #JesusHearsPrayer

Now, if my kids ask for something to eat, they can have full confidence that I will hear them. But not only will I hear them, I can they can know that I will indeed give them what they need and I will do so in all abundance. They might not know what specifically I'll give them, but they can know that I will give them food that's good for them, that's best for them and I will do so in abundance. Our father is the same way, but man he's so much better than I am. [00:20:05] (34 seconds)  #FathersAbundantProvision

Our father is far better than I am. If we ask for things that align with his will, what he's determined, then we can know. We know with all confidence that we already have what we have asked for. It's as good as done. It's if if we ask for eternal life, you can be sure that we will have it. If we ask that he provide for our every need, you can be sure that he will somehow provide exactly what you need, exactly when you need it. [00:20:39] (31 seconds)  #AskInHisWill

Jesus Christ is God. He's the second person of the trinity. He's fully God and fully man. He is the true God. Not only this, but he himself is eternal life. Meaning that in himself is the very essence of life itself. The one who has been the source of all things in eternity past and who will be the source of all things in eternity future. Like Jesus is that person. [00:38:08] (22 seconds)  #JesusIsGod

Before we even ask him for it. And if and if we ask that he keeps us like you can be sure that he'll hold us when we struggle to remember his goodness. And if we ask that he'd be with us in the hardest of times, you can be sure and confident that he'll be closer to you than any brother. He hears us, he attends to us and he considers what we have to say. And he will give us everything that we need. For the Christian, Jesus hears us. Prayer is the confidence of eternal life. [00:21:09] (35 seconds)