I John 2:1-2 “My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any
man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the
propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.”

Have you ever sinned?

There is great news for you (and the rest of us) in our two verses for today.

God the Father sent His son, Jesus, to be both our “Advocate” &“Propitiation”.

Christ as our propitiation removes all our personal guilt before a holy God. This happens
when we first recognize our personal guilt before a Holy God and our inability to
remove that guilt on our own. This realization drives us to the blood of Christ which is
the only and complete sacrifice for sin. Then we call upon Christ to save us, by faith.
(Romans 3:25). “Faith” means to transfer our trust. We transfer our complete
dependence upon Christ’s blood to provide the removal of our guilt for sin and to bring
us into a right and eternal relationship with God. (John 1:12)

Christ as our advocate relates to His ministry in our lives after our salvation when, from
time to time, we do sin. Our sin after salvation does not negate our position as God’s
children but it does interfere with our fellowship with God. Christ comes “along side”
(advocate) to help us see our sin and deal with it.

Today these verses should let all of us to ask two clear questions.
Have I ever trusted Christ as my Savior? If not, today would you call upon Christ? He loves you and desires to remove the guilt of your sin through faith in His death on the cross.
As a believer, are there any sins in your life today that need to be confessed (I John 1:9 - identified, acknowledged, and forsaken)?  Do so today so that your walk with God can be a free and joyous as He desires and you (and I) desperately need.