Know Jesus - Know God!

For Thursday, July 14, 2022:

1 John 4:2-3 NIV: “This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.”

As each day passes, we are one day closer to the end times. That’s good news for believers, because Jesus has given his followers assurance of salvation. We will join him in the sky as Satan is being defeated once and for all.

Satan knows what’s coming, and he wants to make one final push to leave his mark on our world. Enter the ‘antichrist.’ This deceiver will try to make it look like he represents God. He does not. He will not acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God. Like ‘fool’s gold,’ he’ll shine on the outside but there’s nothing of value on the inside. Don’t be fooled.

Jesus said that we’ll encounter more and more false prophets as the end times draw nearer. My advice is to not get caught up in the next new thing. Instead, set your eyes upon Jesus - that’s all we really need!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406