You Have Overcome The Evil One

Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble. But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.

I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one.

I write to you, dear children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

1 John 2:9-17

We are reminded, “Whoever does the will of God lives forever.” Think about what that means, we “have overcome the evil one.”

Keep on: do not be discouraged however often one yields to the temptation, always pick yourself up again and ask forgiveness.

The New Testament letters of John are filled with encouragement to persevere in the face of temptation.

Whatever our age or experience, we are in a spiritual battle together. Whoever does the will of God will live in eternity.

To master temptation, let Christ master you.

Our Daily Bread – June 10, 2013