33 thoughts inspired by 2 hours in 1 John
After spending two hours in the biblical book of 1 John, I was inspired to write these thoughts. Can you tell which verse each one came from?
Biblical Christianity is about experiencing heart-connection with God and with people.Happiness is incomplete without heart-to-heart connection with other people. When we humbly walk in the light with other people, heart-connection happens. Heart-connection with Jesus will teach you infinitely more than a sermon ever can. Religious information without heart-connection with the living Jesus is powerless. Love establishes and maintains heart-connection with God and with people. True fellowship is heart-to-heart connection, not casual socializing. People’s hearts connect when they tell each other about their experiences with Jesus. Hostility disconnects hearts. Hatred is heart-disconnection. Caring requires a humble, open heart. Your heart can connect, even with your enemies, if you will see them thru God’s love. To choose darkness over light is to break connection with the living Jesus.Heart-connection with the living Jesus causes us to want to keep His commandments. When your heart is disconnected from the living God, it’s subject to much malware. Heart-connection isn’t just sentiment. It produces caring actions and encouraging words.Heart-connection with Jesus, leads us to obey Him & frees us from self-condemnation. All the religion in the world, does us little good, if we’re disconnected from God. When your heart is connected with the living Jesus, you overcome the world’s malware. People who are connected to Jesus’ network, experience connection to each other. Heart-connection with Jesus dissolves human hierarchy into mutual humility. When we connect heart-to-heart, the living God is present and active among us. God showed His heart-connection to us by sending His Son, so that we can connect with Him. Superficial interaction is incomplete. We’re designed for heart-to-heart connection. To hide your heart is to rob yourself of the delight of living in God’s light. To hide and protect your heart is to choose to disobey: “Quench not the Spirit.” When your heart is actively connected with Jesus, you can’t ignore His presence. Heart-connection with Jesus creates many amazing interactions and experiences. The more our heart is connected to Jesus, the more He will live His life in and through us. If you will let your heart connect with Jesus, you’ll wonder why you were ever afraid. If your heart is truly open to Jesus, it won’t be closed to people. This is how we know our heart is connected to the living Jesus: We obey Him. All wrongdoing is malware that disrupts our connection with the living Jesus. We need Christ’s inner volcanic eruption to overcome our tendency toward corruption.
Published on December 28, 2020 06:07
No comments have been added yet.