Light or Darkness

“This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 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. If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.” 1 John 1:5-10

“God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all” (verse 5). So begins John’s powerful illustration in which he associates God with light and sin or evil with darkness. This Scripture passage causes the reader to ask one basic, foundational question: “Am I in the light or in the darkness?” It is possible to talk to others about the light in which you walk and yet be walking in absolute darkness. John comments, “...we lie and do not practice the truth” (verse 6).

What does your daily, moment-by-moment practice indicate? A life of walking in the light? Or the darkness? Does your performance or practice cast a perfect reflection of your position in the light?

Thankfully, we have been given a way to deal with the sin problem. The truth about sin is that we have all sinned, and God has faithfully provided a way to deal with it. John conveys the provision of forgiveness: “If we confess our sins...” (Verse 9). Have you ever felt as if you would just like to start all over? Well, confession of sin is that “new beginning” you’ve been looking for.

Live the truth. Walk in the light, and allow God the opportunity to shine His light through you.

Think about it -
Our sense of sin is in proportion to our nearness to God.