“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.”
God desires to have fellowship with people, and yesterday we looked at the way to enjoy His fellowship: “walk in the light.” However, we asked, “What does it mean to “walk in the light”?” Does it mean that I have to turn a light on, or walk outside where the sunlight shines? What exactly does that mean?”
Previously we were told that “God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all.” The idea is that He is perfect, without flaw, holy, and without sin or error. If someone desires to “walk in the light”, he or she must stay very close to Jesus. Because there is a natural tendency toward sin and error with people, most of them do not want to stay close to Jesus. They avoid His fellowship, and because they enjoy their “dark” deeds they do not desire His company. Therein lies a divide, a separation, and a chasm that does not allow or desire fellowship with God. This was the reason that Jesus came.
Mankind was created for fellowship with God. The very first book of the Bible, Genesis, teaches that fellowship with God was broken because man fell into sin. Instead of “walking in the light” Adam and Eve began their walk in darkness. This walk was passed from person to person from that time forward, and now the fruit of that walk in darkness is in full bloom. Man now naturally tends to walk in darkness, and thereby is separated from God.
John the apostle seeks to encourage his readers that there is a way to reestablish fellowship with God. Mankind no longer has to be separated. There really is a way to walk in the light, and when a person chooses to receive Jesus Christ as their Savior, fellowship with God is reestablished, and the natural way of sin and darkness is removed. A cleansing process begins.
There is one thing that must be admitted before that cleansing begins, but we shall take that up tomorrow.
Until tomorrow...there is more...
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