Scripture: 1 John 2: 1-2, 18
My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the one who is truly righteous. 2 He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world. 18 Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come.
Scripture Commentary: Jesus, our advocate, pleads our case before God.
Jesus pleads our case before God. When Satan comes to claim us because we are sinners, Jesus stands up for us and tells Satan that we have repented and that he has taken our sins to the Father and has pleaded our case. God, the Father, forgives us and we are free from sin.
Satan has lost because Jesus died on the cross for our sins. He is the advocate that pleads our case before God. If you feel guilty, condemned or lost, Jesus’s reassurance is for you.
Ask for forgiveness and forsake your life of sin. Let Jesus plead your case before the Father. The penalty of death has no hold on you. Jesus suffered and paid the price for you. When you unite with Jesus, you are forgiven. Forgive others as God forgives you. And love others.
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