Tuesday, 13 April 2021

Light and darkness

 

This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.  If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. - 1 John 1:5-7

 

God is light.  Sin is darkness. The two are mutually exclusive. Where light is darkness is dispelled. It is the very nature of light and darkness.

 

If we say that we are in fellowship with God and our daily walk is a walk in darkness God says that our lives are lies and we do not practice the truth.  We must reflect His light in our lives.

 

It is impossible for us to being in the light and be in the darkness at the same time. Even the tiniest bit of light dispels darkness to some extent.

 

Obviously, John is not waying that anyone who is in the light will not sin – that comes next. What he is talking about here is a walk, a lifestyle. Those who live in light cannot live in darkness, There may be dark days and dark places, but he cannot live his life in the darkness of sin.

 

We are reminded to walk in the light and to live in the light and to shine as lights and to let our light shine before men the darker the world the more important it is that we shine our light.

 

We simply can’t join in the darkness.

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