7-Step Quiet Time Devotional

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to show you what it means to truly walk in His light and love. 2. 📅 January 2, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: Walking in the light means loving others—even when it’s hard. 3. ✝️ 1 John 2:1-11 John urges believers not to sin, but reassures us that Jesus Christ is our advocate and the atoning sacrifice for all. Knowing God is proven by obeying His commands and walking as Jesus walked. The command to love is both old and new: true light shines when we love others. Hatred reveals darkness, while love shows we abide in the light without stumbling. 4. 📖 Key Verse Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected (vv. 4-5a). 5. 📝 Reflection Church life can be messy. People come and go. Sometimes, someone leaves because they’ve been deeply hurt—and that breaks our hearts. It’s easy to blam...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you start this new year walking in His light. 2. 📅 January 1, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s forgiveness is real—and it’s for you. 3. ✝️ 1 John 1:1-10 John proclaims the message of life revealed in Jesus Christ—the eternal life that was with the Father and manifested to us. He writes so believers may share fellowship with God and one another, and experience complete joy. The message is this: God is light; in Him there is no darkness. Those who claim fellowship with God but walk in darkness lie. Walking in the light brings true fellowship and cleansing through Jesus’ blood. Denying sin is self-deception, but confessing sin leads to forgiveness and cleansing because God is faithful and just. 4. 📖 Key Verse If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (v. 9). 5. 📝 Reflection Picture a courtroom. A repeat offender stands t...