Scripture: 1st John 1:5-7
This is the message that we have heard from him and announce to you: “God is light and there is no darkness in him at all.” If we claim, “We have fellowship with him,” and live in the darkness, we are lying and do not act truthfully. But if we live in the light in the same way as he is in the light, we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from every sin.
Thought for the Day: This could so easily be a finger pointing devotional. The list of those who I see as claiming to be in the light while living in the dark is lengthy, but our faith calls us to look inward and ask where might our personal claims not align with our life actions? Where do we pretend to follow the light while wandering aimlessly in the dark? If God is light and we are to live in the light as Jesus lives in the light, it only would come to reason that we need to be close to God/Jesus. When I say close, I am talking less about physical proximity and more about a life that mirrors the compassion and love of God revealed in Jesus.
Prayer: As I follow in the steps of Jesus, O Source of Light, may the light grow within me and become more and more of blessing to others. Amen.
