Walk in the Light

1 John 1:7 “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.”

This verse is a wonderful exhortation for our fellowship with our Lord Jesus Christ and other saints partaking of the same divine nature in Christ. We would be deceiving ourselves if we were to think this fellowship described is what we have come to know in most western churches as coming to some church building once, or maybe a few times a week, to hear a message then go home.

This verse lays out a condition. IF we walk in the light, as He is, THEN we have true fellowship and cleansing from all sin. IF we don’t walk in the light THEN those promises don’t apply to us. The Greek word for walk (Strong’s 4043) implies to live a certain way. The Greek word for light (Strong’s 5457) implies a manifestation of God’s life. Are we living in the manifest presence of God? Is our fellowship with others based on THAT manifestation of life alone or are we deceiving ourselves fellowshipping on the basis of something else? Maybe our fellowship has actually become founded on our denomination or way of thinking instead of the life of Christ. We could have at one point been walking IN the light, but do to various reasons no longer are. May we take an honest assessment of our lives.

This fellowship is much deeper and real. This fellowship can happen at any place and anytime IF we are walking in the light. This fellowship exists only in the light, where He is. It is hidden from the eyes of men. There are no easy roads into this fellowship, only through the door Jesus Christ Himself. This type of fellowship cleanses us from all sin, and most importantly it’s where the Lord Himself is manifesting to His people standing in their midst.

May we begin to, or continue to simply walk in the light where He is.

John 12:26 “If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour”

If He arrives, we arrive. If He leaves we leave.