Live in the Light

1 John 1:5-6

God is Light and there is no darkness in Him at all. 

So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on

living in spiritual darkness.  We are not living in the Truth.  (NLT)

     When you surrender your sinful life to the Lord, the first thing you do is nail it to His Cross and be resurrected anew, because from that moment on you are a child of the Living God—you no longer live just to satisfy the desires that once controlled how you lived—you are no longer a slave to the sins that this dark world embraces.  With God's Light shining upon the darkness around you, you will see the deceit and better understand the utter hopelessness it offers.  Just as light and dark cannot co-exist at the same moment in time, neither can we live in God’s Light while embracing the darkness of the world.  The apostle John goes on to tell us: “Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you.  For the world offers only the lust for physical pleasure, the lust for everything we see, and pride in our possessions.  These are not from the Father.  They are from this evil world.  And this world is fading away, along with everything it craves.  But if you do the will of God, you will live forever” (1 John 2:15-17).

     It is certainly not a sin to enjoy the good things that God has given us to enjoy, but where we go wrong is when we make them our gods.  Our sinful natures crave the pleasures of the flesh that will pull us into darkness where we are fair game for the jaws of Satan.   Without the Light that the Lord has so graciously provided, you will journey into a darkness that will not only wreak havoc upon your present life, but will have horrific eternal consequences that never go away.  But living in the Light of God’s Truth is everlasting and God centered.  You cannot fool God my, friend, nor can you hide in the darkness of your sin, for it is either God’s Way or the highway to Hell.  You are either with God or without Him.  There is no gray area, just light and dark.  You are either in or you are not!

                                           A Whisper of Hope 

Wake up, My child…and walk into the Light.  Avoid the evil traps found in the darkness by living in My Light of My Truth.  Although you are safe in the Light, you must be aware and look for the traps that come cleverly disguised as gray.  

Romans 8:7-8

For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. 

It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. 

That is why those who are still under the control

of their sinful nature can never please God.  (NLT)

 I have come as a light to shine in this dark world,

    so that all who put their trust in Me will no 

                 longer remain in the darkness.

                                   (John 12:46)