1 John 1:5

Maybe it’s time to do a brutally honest personal assessment. We all tend to get sloppy and lazy with the things we let into our lives. Sometimes we walk in darkness and we’re still calling it light or were just not giving it any thought at all. So, take some time to lay your life wide open before God. List the things that you know for sure are “light” aspects of your life. But be careful here because sometimes we are doing activities that appear to be light, but because of wrong motives it’s gone over to the dark side. And then ask God to show you aspects of your life that are darkness. From entertainment choices to attitudes to sin struggles. And then Repent! Seriously! Ask God for the courage to turn around, and then do it! And don’t just stop doing the dark thing, replace it with light! Jesus will lead you in this journey, shining His light each step of the way!

PASSAGE: 1 John 1:5 - "This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all."

PAUSE: God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. The key to living the Christian life is knowing God is light. As Christians, if we say we follow Christ yet continue to live a life that is full of darkness, we deceive ourselves. Living the Gospel requires that we embrace who God is and walk in the light.

PRAYER: Heavenly Father, I desire to walk in the light just as you are in the light. Protect me from the lies and deceptions that keep me from the light.