The Deaf Devo from The Deaf Missions in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States "Read God's Word" Bible Reading: 1 John 2:1-6 for Saturday, 20 August 2016

The Deaf Devo from The Deaf Missions in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States "Read God's Word" Bible Reading: 1 John 2:1-6 for Saturday, 20 August 2016
1 John 2:1 My children, I am writing you these things so that you won’t sin. But if anyone does sin, we have Yeshua the Messiah, the Tzaddik, who pleads our cause with the Father. 2 Also, he is the kapparah for our sins — and not only for ours, but also for those of the whole world.
3 The way we can be sure we know him is if we are obeying his commands. 4 Anyone who says, “I know him,” but isn’t obeying his commands is a liar — the truth is not in him. 5 But if someone keeps doing what he says, then truly love for God has been brought to its goal in him. This is how we are sure that we are united with him. 6 A person who claims to be continuing in union with him ought to conduct his life the way he did.
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When you bake something, you need to follow the instructions carefully so it will turn out right. When I was young, I tried to make banana bread by myself. I glanced at the recipe and thought I knew what I was doing. When it was done, it tasted awful. Then I realized I had added soda pop instead of baking soda! 
The Bible is our instruction book for life. We need to read and study it carefully and then obey it. If we do that, we will learn more about God and what He wants us to do. When we learn something from the Bible, we need to apply that to our everyday lives.
In our Bible Reading today, John tells us that "when we obey God's teaching, his love is truly working in us" (verse 5a). When we know God's Word and obey it, we will be able to love God more and to share that love with other people. 
Are you reading and studying God's Word every day? Read from the Bible today and obey what God says. Then share God's love with people around you.[AB]
"If we obey what God has told us to do, then we are sure that we know him."[1 John 2:3]
PRAYER: Father, I want to spend time reading and studying Your Word today. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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