Daily Devotions
1 John
"But you have an anointing from the Holy One..."
Text: 1 John 2:20
A DISTURBING OBSERVATION
What John had written must have been quite disturbing for his readers. Let us attempt to reconstruct the scenario.
John represented the Lord Jesus as His apostle
a) He would proclaim the teachings of the Lord Jesus.
b) He would walk in the ways of the Lord.
2. Those who followed John and his teachings
a) There were true followers.
i) They remained faithful and true.
ii) They continued (“remained”) with John.
b) There were false followers
i) They were not faithful nor true.
ii) They did not continue with John but instead chose to leave.
3. The disturbing part
a) These erstwhile followers were “friends”.
b) But they had not remained true to the Lord and His word but had left.
A WORD OF COMFORT TO THE FAITHFUL
John wrote a comforting word to the faithful and true who remained steadfast.
But you have an anointing from the Holy One,
and you know all things.”
1 John 2:20