“But if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
The word “light” means to shine or to make manifest or visible. It comes from the word to illuminate. When we walk with God, we walk in the bright illumination of His countenance and therefore see the difference between Jesus and ourselves. It’s like the sun and the moon. One has its own light and the other is only a reflection of that light. We are to reflect God’s glory to a lost and dying world.
The Message Bible says: But if we walk in the light, God himself being the light, we also experience a shared life with one another, as the sacrificed blood of Jesus, God’s Son, purges all our sin.
An effect of us walking in the light with Jesus is that we have all kinds of things in common with everyone else who is walking in the light. Our fellowship isn’t just with Jesus; it is with one another also. That makes for an exciting journey.
I walk in the light as Jesus is in the light and I have fellowship with others along the way.
- Reading Plan A: John 14
- Reading Plan B: Ephesians 4
- Reading Plan C: 2 Chron. 13-16; John 14
by Tim Davidson
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Word of Faith Church & Outreach Center
Called to the Body of Christ as a pastor and teacher, Tim Davidson pioneered Word of Faith Church in Bismarck in 1980. He served as its Lead Pastor for 35 years and now serves as Founding Pastor. Pastor Tim has pioneered 6 churches in North Dakota and now serves as Regional Director for Rhema Ministerial Association International. Teaching believers foundational truths from God's Word is his passion.
He has authored 3 yearly devotion books that are used both here and overseas to help believers become "rooted and grounded" in their faith.
God is now calling Pastor Tim to share the treasury of wisdom and knowledge God has given to him with other pastors and churches.