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Growing in God (GiG) -- Bible Study -- 1 John 2:15 1 John 2:15 Behold the power of one thing, for "If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him" (1 John 2:15).
"One Thing"
Michael Thomas
Owensboro, KYThe rich man who wanted eternal life was sincere enough to ask Jesus Himself for guidance. Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him, and said to him, "One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, and follow Me."
How many times have we been "one thing" away from being completely right with God? This man's "one thing" was his love for money over a love for God; ours may be the same thing or something else.
Sometimes the only thing keeping us from knowing God is pride, the love of praise, sexual immorality, laziness, a loose tongue, impulsive judging, revenge, a quick temper or any other work of the flesh. We may have a problem with several of these things, but it often stems from having a problem with one of them. The man who loves the praise of men more than the praise of God will by default be tempted to hate or seek vengeance on those who threaten his popularity. The woman who has a quick temper will inherently struggle with a tongue that both curses and gossips in the same breath. The teenager who is given to sexual immorality will also lend himself to other abuses in the flesh as drugs or alcohol. How true it is, when we have a problem with "one thing" it often causes us to do other evils, such as refusing to follow Jesus.
What is the one thing keeping you from God? Is it your pride that won't let you confess a public sin or apologize to save a relationship? Is it your thirst for more of this world that keeps you distracted with the material instead of the spiritual? Or is it your fleshly impulses that plaque you throughout the day with a love for pleasure instead of righteousness? Whatever your one thing is, will you do what the rich man should have done and sell all that you have, and follow the Lord?
Behold the power of one thing, for "If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him" (1 John 2:15).
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