April 10, 2018 WALKING IN THE LIGHT
1 John 1:6-7 “If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
John 8:12 “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
To walk in the light is neither complicated nor difficult for the child of God. But those who do not known God as Savior, have no choice but to walk in darkness, as Jesus is the source of light. Man takes pride in his self-sufficiency and his own wisdom, but apart from God, and contrary to what he may think, he remains in darkness. The good news for us is that walking in the light does not require a great effort on our part, but rather is a by-product of following Jesus. Jesus made that awesome, bold statement that He, and He alone, is the light of the world. Either we believe that He is the light of the world, or we do not believe that. Evidently, according to the verse above, there were some who claimed to be walking in the light, but they were actually walking in darkness. Before we get too hard on those that were living a contradictory life, let us make sure we are not guilty of the same. There is no in between; we follow Jesus, or we do not follow Jesus. One may wonder what following Jesus looks like, or ask how one follows Jesus. As all alluded to above, following Jesus comes as a result of knowing Him and discovering our identity in Him. As we get to know God as our Father and as we experience His love being poured out into our hearts, it naturally becomes our desire and our passion to follow Him. Once we taste the life-and the light-that is in Him, everything else outside of Him becomes as darkness. Jesus did not leave us to figure out on our own how to follow Him. The gospels record the life of Jesus on the earth; the life that Jesus lived IS the example for us. And, the life Jesus lived, He lived out of His relationship with His Father-and so it is to be with us. We have been adopted into the family of God, have been made new with new minds, new hearts, and new spirits, and have been given the Holy Spirit to empower us to live as the people of God in the midst of darkness. Let us be reminded that if we are not following Jesus, then we are in darkness. Let us not get accustomed to the darkness, but let us follow the Light of the world-Jesus.
Ephesians 5:8 “…for you were formally darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light”
Blessings,
Buddy
1 John 1:6-7 “If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the light as He Himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
John 8:12 “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
To walk in the light is neither complicated nor difficult for the child of God. But those who do not known God as Savior, have no choice but to walk in darkness, as Jesus is the source of light. Man takes pride in his self-sufficiency and his own wisdom, but apart from God, and contrary to what he may think, he remains in darkness. The good news for us is that walking in the light does not require a great effort on our part, but rather is a by-product of following Jesus. Jesus made that awesome, bold statement that He, and He alone, is the light of the world. Either we believe that He is the light of the world, or we do not believe that. Evidently, according to the verse above, there were some who claimed to be walking in the light, but they were actually walking in darkness. Before we get too hard on those that were living a contradictory life, let us make sure we are not guilty of the same. There is no in between; we follow Jesus, or we do not follow Jesus. One may wonder what following Jesus looks like, or ask how one follows Jesus. As all alluded to above, following Jesus comes as a result of knowing Him and discovering our identity in Him. As we get to know God as our Father and as we experience His love being poured out into our hearts, it naturally becomes our desire and our passion to follow Him. Once we taste the life-and the light-that is in Him, everything else outside of Him becomes as darkness. Jesus did not leave us to figure out on our own how to follow Him. The gospels record the life of Jesus on the earth; the life that Jesus lived IS the example for us. And, the life Jesus lived, He lived out of His relationship with His Father-and so it is to be with us. We have been adopted into the family of God, have been made new with new minds, new hearts, and new spirits, and have been given the Holy Spirit to empower us to live as the people of God in the midst of darkness. Let us be reminded that if we are not following Jesus, then we are in darkness. Let us not get accustomed to the darkness, but let us follow the Light of the world-Jesus.
Ephesians 5:8 “…for you were formally darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of light”
Blessings,
Buddy
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