God’s Truth for Trying Times - 10/29/21

We need God’s truth in trying times. Read the Scripture passage, think about what it is saying, then pray; by yourself or with your household. Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly (Col. 3:16).

READ: 1 John 5:13-15

I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life. And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him. [1 John 5:13-15 ESV] 

CONSIDER: There is a certain confidence knowing the truth that is unchanging in Christ. The Bible has been written and given to us, spoken by the very mouth of God, so that we will know with assurance that we truly belong to him and are secure for eternity. And that means that our prayers are also heard and answered by him.

THINK: What does this declare about God? What are God’s people being called to do? What assurance is given? How does the Word of God transform our hearts and lives and relationships?