“This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto 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 the truth: 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. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just 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
What a beautiful blessing, for sinners born enemies of God, we
can walk in the light of God through Jesus Christ. Light means holiness, which
is accomplished by walking in the light of His Word. God, by grace accepts
us as sinners but as sinners saved by His grace thru the blood of His Son and
forgiven. God never accepts sin, nor is God ever happy with us when we do sin.
As the most blessed creatures of all God’s creation, we ought to constantly
remember our blessings within God’s grace. God said of us, “If we live in
the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Galatians 5:25 If we live
“spiritually” by the power of the Holy Spirit, and through the blood of Jesus
Christ, then we ought to be walking in the Word of God. Paul wrote these words,
“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit
do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” Romans 8:13 The Holy
Spirit mortifies our sinfulness when He saves us from our sins as He does from
the power of sin over us. However, it is our responsibility as Christians to do
away with sinfulness in our daily lives. We have been blessed with our
cleansing thru the blood of Jesus Christ, but it is us who must walk in the
Spirit of light every day. The life of the believer is about our daily walk, in
the light and avoiding darkness because in God there is no darkness. If we are
walking in darkness we are not in fellowship with God, because in Him darkness
is not allowed. Our second walk in life must be in Truth, because
walking in the Spirit means we are walking in His light, that walk must include
walking in the Truth of His Word. John wrote, “God is a Spirit: and they
that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24 For us
to have true spiritual worship with God, we must be believing the Truth of the
word, which is walking in the Spirit. God measures a person by what is in their
heart, the Prophet Samuel wrote, “But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on
his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him:
for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward
appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” 1 Samuel
16:7 The heart of a Christian is their
living spirit. Just as our worship is spiritual and not an outward view of God,
neither is our sinfulness. God searches our heart, and it is there He finds our
righteousness. The Psalmist wrote, “If I regard iniquity in my heart, the
Lord will not hear me:” Psalms 66:18 If we are sinful in our hearts, it is
there that the Lord sees our sins. It is with our hearts or our spiritual walk
that controls our outward walk and if God is satisfied with our spiritual walk,
then our outward walk will be in the Spirit according to God’s word, in Truth,
and in fellowship with God. God said this of outward worship, “This people
draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but
their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, teaching
for doctrines the commandments of men.” Matthew 15:8, 9 Without
right spiritual worship we will never please God nor walk in fellowship with
Him. Our third thought is our happiness as Christians. Happiness for
Christians is for those that are closet to the Lord in fellowship. When we are
full of spiritual happiness, dwelling spiritually in fellowship with the Lord
and in fellowship with other Christians who are also fellowshipping with the
Lord. Our happiness is never in this sinful world because you cannot not mix
the two, you cannot serve God and the world, not even in happiness. Things in
this world takes away from what God has given to us by grace. Be careful of
your walk in this world and do not allow it to take your happiness in the Lord
or your fellowship with the Lord.
“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may
have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with
his Son Jesus Christ.” 1 John 1:3
“Can two walk together, except they be agreed?” Amos 3:3
