Jesus Our Advocate!

For Thursday, March 16, 2023:

1 John 2:1-2 Phillips: “I write these things to you (may I call you “my children”—for that’s how I think of you), to help you to avoid sin. But if a person should sin, remember that our advocate before the Father is Jesus Christ the righteous, the one who made personal atonement for our sins (and for those of the rest of the world as well).”

Early Christians did life together. They hung out as a group, as a community. They would take meals together and worship together. The leader, perhaps someone who had known Jesus personally, would be thought of as ‘leader’ or ‘shepherd’ or ‘father,’ one who watched out for those in the flock.

The goal, of course, was to make everyone aware of what Jesus taught. Ideally the entire group would meet Jesus’ standards. But we’re all flawed humans, so that never happened. Therefore the next reminder needed to be that Jesus is our advocate, the intercessor between mankind and our Father in Heaven. Jesus’ mission was forgiveness and redemption, with the goal of returning more of the flock to eternity in God’s presence.

This is such Good News that we willingly welcome new believers and share Jesus’ message with the world!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship