1 John 1:6-7 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
We cannot have a relationship with God and dwell in sin/darkness at the same time. It's impossible. There is no darkness in God. None. And if we claim otherwise, we are liars.
From Verse by Verse Commentary.....
PRINCIPLE:
We cannot fellowship with a God of absolute perfection without confessing our sins.
APPLICATION:
Those who claim to fellowship with God but continue in sin without confessing their sin, just kid themselves. They are not in fellowship.
A crucial element to the Christian life is the recognition and acknowledgement of our sin. If we do not confess our sin, we walk in darkness. We reserve a dark side to our soul. Darkness is the absence of life. Walking in the light means that we are open to God. We are not afraid to expose any aspect of our lives to Him.
May we have the courage to expose the darkness in our hearts and to walk fully in the Light of His mercy and grace!
Tomorrow's Bible In a Year Passage: Ezekiel 45-46; 1 John 2
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