Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
August 21, 2022: SOAP #4644: Jeremiah 21, 24, 27; Psalm 118; 1John 2

SCRIPTURE: 1John (NIV) 2:9 Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. 10 Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. 11 But whoever hates his brother is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness; he does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded him.

OBSERVATION:  John makes it so simple.  It is hard to miss.  My relationship to God can be seen in my relationship to my brother.   If the “Source Of All Love” dwells within me, then love will certainly flow out of me. 

APPLICATION: I may be tempted to use this as a measure to see if my brother is walking in the light.  But the main issue is not how my brother loves me, but how I love my brother.

The longer He lives in me, the more loving I should be. 

PRAYER:  Lord, thank you for making the most important issue so simple. Holy Spirit, plant this in my thoughts today and bring it to my memory when I need it most.  Amen

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