1 John 4:17 “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world”
Don’t you love those maps at the mall or the park that say in big letters “You are Here”? They help us to know where we are so we can get where we’re going. If you look up the word “here” in the dictionary, it means “present in a place”.
The Apostle John used the word “herein” in 1 John 4:17 to describe where we are right now. Where? “As He is, so are we in this world”. Right here, right now. It’s our place called here. It’s our present identity in Christ. As He is, so are we. Is Jesus sick? No. Is Jesus poor? No. Is Jesus depressed? No. Sickness, poverty and all forms of darkness were nailed to the cross in the body of Jesus. This verse makes it very clear that this is not for when we get to heaven, it’s for while we are here in this world. This is our place called here. All that Jesus is, so are we in this world. So, the next time the enemy shows up with some negative thing, what will be the first thing that comes out of our mouth? “Is Jesus _____? No. Then neither am I, because as He is, so am I in this world.”
