As you know my
websites is called “Walking in the Light” and both are based on 1 John 1:7 – “But
if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one another,
and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.” But
what does this verse really mean?
The word light
means all that is good, holy, and right.
It is the character of God. God
is good, holy, and right. He is the
source of all truth. He is light by His
very nature. Walking in the light is to
live habitually in truth and holiness. I’m not there yet, but as I grow in my faith
I’m learning to be the light.
Light helps us
not to stumble in the dark and trip over things. Light exposes dangers and frees us. To walk in the light is to live free from the
bondage of sin. Believers are given new
life and unity with God. There can be no
unity between light and darkness. God is
the perfect pathway for us. If you say
you are a Christian, but do evil things, then you are walking in darkness not
light. We are to walk daily with Jesus. His light promises hope and joy.
Darkness
threatens with despair and misery. Walking
in darkness means being a person of hate, while walking in light means loving
people. If you hate someone, you are in
darkness. We are not to love the world
or anything in it. The world is full of
sinful cravings, lust, pride and self-centeredness. We are to overcome the world. “Who is it that
overcomes the world? Only he who
believes that Jesus is the Son of God,” – 1 John 5:5. Real Christians
live in the light. They believe in Jesus
and are united with God and other Christians.
Sometimes it can be hard and we don’t always do or say the right
thing. It does get easier to live as He
desires, if we stay in His Word and on our knees.
Walking in
darkness means you are blind to the light of God. Anyone who loves the world more than God is
in willful darkness. “The light has come into the world and men loved darkness
rather than light because their deeds were evil.” – John 3:19 When you walk in darkness, you are controlled by the
desires of the world.
God provided a
way to make us clean from all sin and delivers us from all dark dangers. He sent His Son, Jesus to die on the cross. Jesus’ blood continues to cleanse us from sin
as we walk in His light. By His death
our sins are taken away. We have Jesus
as an example and God’s Word for us to live by.
Jesus fills our every longing. He
gives hope and joy. When we walk in His
light we have fellowship with God and with other believers.
How are you
living and walking in His light?
Where in your
life is there still darkness?
What do you
need to change in your life?
In summary:
Walking in the
light means living under the desire for God instead of the world.
Walking in the
light means by confessing, the blood of Jesus covers all our sin.
Walking in the
light means to have fellowship with God and other believers.
I hope this has
given you something to think about – and pray about. Thanks for stopping by. I hope to see you here next time.
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