Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
August 22, 2023: SOAP #5010: Jeremiah 28-30; 1John 3

SCRIPTURE:  1John (NIV) 3:10 This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. 11 This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.

OBSERVATION:  During the ministry of Jesus, there were no tape recorders to record the sermons He preached.  Although His messages were not embedded in tape or on the pages of a book, they were embedded into the hearts of men.  The Apostle John was the closest disciple to Jesus.  After Jesus had left, John spoke and wrote what had been written on his heart when he was with Jesus.

At the heart of Jesus’ ministry was love.  At the heart of John’s ministry, we find the same.  People who do not live right nor love their brothers and sisters are not children of God.

APPLICATION:  Of course, God is interested in books with His words on every page, but His is much more interested in people with His words written on every page of their heart.  It is not how many Bibles, or translations of the Bible I have; it is how much of God’s Word is planted in my heart.  It is how much of His word is being applied to my life.

People can read God’s Word printed on paper, but God wants people to read His word written my heart. 

PRAYER:  Holy Spirit, make my life a living letter sent to those around me.  May they see Jesus on every page.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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