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“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:7 (ESV)
“This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.” (1 John 1:5 ESV) Most light — be it a lamp covered by a shade, a flashlight beam obstructed by an object, the sun’s imperfect surface, or a ray being distorted through glass or water — has imperfection to it. The Light here referred to by the Apostle John is Jesus Christ, the Light of the World (John 8:12). Jesus had no darkness in Him on earth as He is the perfect God-Man. John implores the readers of his epistle (this includes us) to walk in the same light that Jesus walked in while on earth. Meaning, we cannot go around claiming Christianity while living sinful, carnally focused lives. If our life is focused on Christ then we increase our fellowship with other believers and in doing so walk closer with God and are cleansed of our past sins (if we acknowledge them and repent before the Throne of Grace) by the blood of Jesus Christ. So are you walking in the Light?
Jessica Ford
Communications Director
Alive Ministries USA