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 1:7
God is light and there is no darkness in Him. The Holy Spirit, His search light, reveals and exposes problematic areas that would not otherwise be visible. Without the light of God in our lives, we live and reason in darkness. Many times we don’t even know we are in darkness until we see the light!
God’s light is powerful, potent, and painful, but it is also freeing! It’s not always easy to allow His light to shine in the crevices of our lives and those hidden places that no one sees or knows about. However, when we come to His light, we become free from what was holding us in bondage. We see clearly, and we don’t have to stumble in confusion any longer.
The above scripture tells us that “we walk in the light”. We don’t just expose ourselves to light when we are ready or is convenient, but we need to make it a lifestyle. Walking in the light means that there is a continual exposure to light every step of the way. There is a constant soberness and awareness of what we are stepping into because the Lord is lighting our way.
The above scripture tells us that when we walk in the light as a matter of lifestyle, we have fellowship with our brothers and sisters who are walking on the same path. Our fellowship is not just based on human emotions, likes, or dislikes, but it is based on truth. If any sin gets exposed in the process of walking in the light, the Lord has given us a solution in the form of the blood of Jesus to cleanse us from all sin. We can apply Jesus’ blood to remove all unrighteousness and impurities. That allows us to stay in the right fellowship with God and with man.
The scripture in John 1: 5 (NIV) tells us, The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
The darkness can never overcome light, but light always overcomes darkness. You can have a room that is completely dark, but one flicker of light can completely change the visibility in a room. On the other hand, one dark object placed in a well-lit room only takes a visual space, but it does not change the visibility in the entire room. Jesus came to overcome the world and the darkness in it. When we receive Him, we have the privilege of shining in the darkness and not be overcome with it!
Praise God for the His light in our lives! Where would be without Him!