| “God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all … 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 cleanseth us from all sin” (1 John 1:5, 7). |
| We all appreciate good light, and since the discovery of electricity back in the late 1800’s, most of us have become used to good light in our homes. We simply turn the light on with a switch on the wall. But some lights are brighter than others, and if we are having difficulty seeing something clearly, we may shine a very bright light on it. The light of the sun is very bright, and we have all looked through a window and thought that it was clean, only to have the sunlight shine through it and show how dirty it really was. |
| It is the same way with God’s moral light, and our sinful hearts. Before we were saved, we may have thought that we were doing all right, because we compared ourselves with other people. But when we got into God’s presence, we realized how sinful our hearts really were. Our natural reaction was then to want to get out of God’s presence. We have all turned over a big stone, or an old piece of wood, and watched the little creatures living under them scurry away, because they did not want to be in the light. They know that sometimes bigger animals turn over dead wood and stones, and then eat whatever they find under them. |
| We cannot hide from God, however, for we all eventually have to be exposed to His presence. If we do not come into His presence now, we will have to do so in a coming day, when He judges this world. But our second verse today is very reassuring, for it tells us that every Christian can walk in the light, and not be afraid of what the light shows up. Why is this? It is because the blood of Christ has put away whatever the light shows. Our hearts may be very bad, but the blood of Christ has cleansed us from all sin. We do not have to fear, even though God cannot allow any darkness at all in His presence. What a comfort this is to us! |
