As He Is | Apostolic Wisdom Daily Manna

"In this way, love is perfected among us, so that we may have confidence on the day of judgment, because as He is, so also are we in this world." (1 John 4:17, BSB)

The principal's office scares most students. But the principal's own child walks in without knocking, climbs on a chair and asks for a biscuit. Same room. Different relationship. John says that's the confidence you have. Not before a stranger, but before a Father who loves you. Notice the strange little phrase: "as He is, so also are we in this world." Not "as He was". Not "as He will be". As He is. Right now, Christ is loved, accepted and risen. John says that's where you stand, in this world, today. Think of John's first readers. A "day of judgment" was coming on the old city, Jerusalem. The temple and its system were about to fall, and many feared it. John tells believers that they don't need to. Love that has been perfected among us means we face that day with confidence. Why?