LIVING IN THE LIGHT (1)

At the center of our minds is a conscious or unconscious decision regarding our personal approach to living. God has endowed us with the gift of choice. Thus, our fundamental choices determine the direction and nature of our living. All the approaches to living can be narrowed down to two: We are either living in the light or living in the darkness. The Holy Spirit says that a commitment to living in the light must be made or the good life from God cannot be experienced. Have you acknowledged the truth that practical, God-like living begins with a decision to live in the light? First John 1:5-7 will help you make that decision if you have not made it. This passage gives a convincing, convicting rationale which should persuade anyone to walk in the light. Commit or recommit yourself to the life of light as John describes the characteristics and beauty of that life.

Think, first, of the high quality of the life lived in the light. It is living which partakes of the very nature of God. John says, .God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. (1:5). Light represents holiness and truth, while darkness refers to evil, wickedness, deception, and death. God is righteous and pure, holy and trustworthy. His actions are expressions of righteousness; His words are arrows of truth. He is holy. His lips have never been soiled with a sinful word nor has His heart ever been stained with an evil thought. The life of light emanates from Him. He is the Architect and Source of it, the wisdom and power behind it. What greater recommendation could we have for living in the light than that God is light? Why not reach for the best? A few pursuits cannot be improved upon. One cannot climb a higher mountain than Mount Everest, one cannot sail a wider ocean than the Pacific, and one cannot live a better life than the life of light. Can we go beyond God? No aspiration could be greater than to reach for the life of God.

Living in the light requires a commencement and a continuation. We enter the life by surrendering to the Lord’s will in gospel obedience. We continue the walk by habitually living by God’s light revealed in His Word. Live in the light because of the divine character of it!

Word Affirmation: “ But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head." - Psalm 3:3 (Don't just say it, mean it!)

“ No aspiration could be greater than to reach for the life of God. "

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