1 John 5:1-12 (ESV)
13 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. 14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 15 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. 16 If anyone sees his brother committing a sin not leading to death, he shall ask, and God will give him life—to those who commit sins that do not lead to death. There is sin that leads to death; I do not say that one should pray for that. 17 All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that does not lead to death. 18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him. 19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one. 20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life. 21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
ASSURANCE IN PRAYER
ASSURANCE IN PURITY
ASSURANCE IN PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
YOU CAN PRAY WITH US …
1 - Worship God for opening up the Triune community and allowing you to join in, know Him personally, talk to Him in prayer, and be changed to look more like Him.
2 - Confess the flippancy with which you can treat the access you have to the Lord. Ask Jesus to forgive your lack of prayer and communion with Him, choosing instead to worship created things to give you the assurance only He can.
3 - Give thanks to Jesus for the assurance of pardon He has purchased for you on the cross. The Son has been cast out of the Father’s presence so you can be assured by faith in Him that you never will.
4 - Who do you know that is struggling with assurance of their salvation? Who is struggling to believe that their sins are too big for Jesus to pardon? Pray the Spirit will cause their hearts to cry, “Abba, Father,” by faith in Jesus alone.
5 - Ask the Spirit to turn your knowledge about God into knowledge of God, loving Him more as you get to know Him better in His word and prayer.