I love that John says “all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure…” Are we eager to be like Christ, or are we coasting hoping we get the prize? It is so important to read God’s word and fill your heart with what it is telling you. But it is more important to read it because you are eagerly seeking all that God is telling you and actually living what you are taught. Our active faith is what keeps us alive and feeling the peace and joy of being fully devoted followers of Christ.
Truly listen to this statement by John in chapter 3 verse 6, “Anyone who continues to live in Him will not sin. But anyone who keeps on sinning does not know Him or understand who He is.”
When we fill our hearts with God’s word we learn everything we need to and our action become like Christ. If you are finding it’s hard to be like Christ open the word more and pray asking God to show you more. It is our job to fill ourselves with whatever we want. We have the world that is always there filling us with everything that is seen. And we have God’s word where we have to take the time to open and learn.
In Matthew 7:7-8 we are told by Jesus, “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.”
We can’t sit around and hope our hearts will be filled; we need to eagerly pursue all the things God has laid out for us and be obedient to the Father as Christ was. Amen