October
30, 2003
WALK
IN THE LIGHT
"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 1:7, NKJV).
"That
which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we
have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our
hands have handled, concerning the Word of life-- the life
was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare
to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was
manifested to us-- that which we have seen and heard we declare
to you, that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly
our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ.
And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.
"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 1:1-7).
John
here is writing from his, and the disciples, personal experience
with Jesus. "we have heard, - we have seen--, our hands
have handled-- that which we have seen and heard we declare
to you" and the message is "if we walk in the light
as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another,
(and our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus
Christ.) and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us
from all sin."
The love
of God and the light of God are in Jesus. "God was in
Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing [charging]
their trespasses to them,--- For He (God) made Him (Jesus)
who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the
righteousness of God in Him" (2 Corinthians 5:19, 21).
When
we turn the mind and the heart to dwell on those things that
are truthful, noble, honest, just, pure, lovely and good (see
Philippians 4:8), "the God of peace will be with you"
(vs. 9). "In Him is no darkness at all" (1 John
1:5).
When
we walk with Jesus, we are in the presence of "the light
of the world" (John 9:5).
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