"This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. But we we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin."
1 John 1:5-7
"God is light." This is a fundamental truth about God that we must not only understand but order our life by if we desire to have fellowship with God. Light is purity, holiness, and truth. In God there is absolutely no impurity, unholiness, or falsehood. He is incapable of sin and deception. He is utterly holy.
Therefore, those who desire to walk with God must walk in the light where God dwells. If we toy with the darkness while claiming to walk with God our claim is an empty self-deception.
But who can hope to be as holy as fellowship with God requires? The one who comes to Jesus Christ for cleansing!!! If our desire is to walk with God, He will gladly make us fit for His presence and initiate us into wonderful fellowship with Him through the blood of Jesus. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1:9). Receive the light of God through faith in Christ. Remain in the light of God through faith in Christ. Walk in fellowship with the God of light through faith in Jesus Christ.
Father, you are pure light beyond the limits of my understanding or imagination. I praise and rejoice in Your utter holiness. I also rejoice in Your grace through Jesus Christ that enables me to walk with You in the light. I humbly and gratefully embrace the cleansing of His blood and fellowship with You today.
I'm praying for you.
Pastor Mark
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