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ABIDING IN EASTER - LENT DEVOTIONAL by BRYAN CRAIG

DAY 25

“Whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil.”

1 John 3:8 ESV

I love the way John states Jesus’ purpose on earth so plainly… “to destroy the works of the devil.” What is the work of the devil? Well, he’s called the Accuser, the Father of Lies, the Evil One, among other names, and Jesus says the devil is a Thief and comes to steal, kill and destroy. (John 10:10) In the passage out of 1 John 3:8, John tells us another name for the devil, Sinner. He says that if we make a practice of sinning, basically, we are abiding in the devil. If you don’t think the devil exists, check your Bible again. However, that is another way he works…to disguise himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians 11:14) or suggest to us that he does not exist. Listen, we all have a sin nature and fall short, BUT we don’t have to live in sin. Jesus Christ came to destroy sin, not just pay for our sins, but enable us to live above sin on this earth.

APPLICATION:

Do you PRACTICE a certain sin? In other words, do you commit any sins regularly? If so, you need to know that Jesus came to deliver you from this sin. Confess it, repent (turn from it) and begin to walk in freedom today.