This is what the LORD says:
Your injury is incurable;
your illness is grave...
I will restore your health,
and I will heal your wounds...
1 JOHN 3:5-6 (MSG)
Surely you know that Christ showed up in order to get rid of sin. There is no sin in him, and sin is not part of his program. No one who lives deeply in Christ makes a practice of sin. None of those who do practice sin have taken a good look at Christ. They’ve got him all backward.
THE ESSENCE
Christ addresses the underlying illness that drags us all down.
DAILY FODDER
Which sentence in 1 John 3:5-6 is the most controversial to the modern mind? Why so?
PRAYER
Christ Jesus, you are the uniquely qualified doctor who brings healing to the creation and to our souls. Forgive my pessimism. I get frustrated when I see the growing pandemic of sin in the world and I fear for how it might affect me. Help me to lean into the healing and restoration that we experience when we are in solidarity with you. Instead of the pain around me, I'm going to focus on you and the hope that is ours through your healing. Amen.
THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Our Father in Heaven,
we hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening in heaven.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
