Category Archives: I John

THE GRINCH (ANTICHRIST) WHO TRIES TO STEAL CHRISTMAS…

Posted on December 19, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

I JOHN 4:2-3: “By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the … Continue reading →

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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS…

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

1 JOHN 2:15-17: “Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the … Continue reading →

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KEEP YOURSELVES FROM IDOLS?

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

1 JOHN 5:21: “Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts.” NLT OBSERVATION: I love the book of 1 John! It is filled with so many wonderful truths and exhortations. It was written by … Continue reading →

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IS THERE HATRED IN MY HEART? (Looking honestly in the mirror and at my keyboard!)

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

1 JOHN 2:7-11: “Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the word you have heard.  Yet I am writing you a new … Continue reading →

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AM I AFRAID OF THE LIGHT? (Living in the Light or the Shadows?)

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

I JOHN 1:5-7: “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk … Continue reading →

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WHO OVERCOMES THE WORLD?

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

I JOHN 5:4-5: “For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of … Continue reading →

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LET’S BE VICTORIOUS!

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

I JOHN 5:3-4: “For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome. For whoever has been born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the … Continue reading →

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WHY I LOVE THE CHURCH…

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

I JOHN 5:1-5: “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has become a child of God. And everyone who loves the Father loves his children, too. We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his … Continue reading →

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THE VERDICT IS ALREADY IN!

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

I JOHN 5:6-10: “This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. For there are three that … Continue reading →

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DON’T FEAR!

Posted on October 17, 2020 by Kirk's Devotional Journal

I JOHN 4:17-19: “Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love … Continue reading →

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