Where to Walk

1 John 1:5-7 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7 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, purifies us from all sin.
 
TODAY it is very easy to receive a message, isn’t it? In fact, we likely receive far too many messages each day through email, text, social media and mail. Many messages contain information useless to our circumstances. Some messages are essential. We will know the difference when we are sure of the messenger.
     In all he declares to you, John is very determined you know his source is true. John has personally heard God, the Son, speak. Even more, John has seen the power of God’s message through the visible displays of his light in the world..
     With authentic power and conviction, John messages God is light. God is not like light. He is light. God’s character is light that will not allow darkness. He Darkness can never be where God is. John heard Jesus speak it, “I am the light of the world.” (John 8:12 & John 9:5) In those passages, Jesus’ contrasts himself with both spiritual and physical darkness. In the first, he proclaims his light and forgives an adulteress woman. In the latter, he proclaims light and heals the darkness of a man’s blind eyes. Darkness cannot be where God is.
     You walk out of the darkness into Jesus light as you believe in faith and believe his commands. Walking in light is to obey God’s commands. “Go and sin no more. Go, wash in the pool and see. Go, testify to God’s power to change your life, to become new in his light.
     This is what Jesus wanted for the woman before him, for the blind man, for his apostles and for you. In essence, he says to all of us, “Walk with me.” We are privileged that God would give us an such an authentic personal message from heaven, so we would walk in the light evermore.
 
Life Thought: Offer true messages to people. Have integrity to do as you speak. Display faithfulness to God’s message to live as you confess.