Walking in the Light………

“If we live in the light as He is in the light, we share what we have in God with each other.   And the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, makes our lives clean from all sin”.  I John 1:7 NLV

It is awesome to be able to walk in the light, to walk in transparency, to walk in vulnerability with one another. 

But what does it mean to walk in the light with one another?

It is the opportunity to be real with one another without fear of being rejected or wounded.  To be able to be totally honest with each other and to share the things you are struggling with as well as the joys of your life.

It means to be able to confess your sins to one another and to be held up and ministered to by prayer.   To be able to speak truth into one another’s lives, knowing it will be heard and heeded without offence being taken.  Not only to speak encouragement but to be able to correct when necessary, to allow the sword of the Spirit to pierce our hearts through one another without it spoiling the unity of the relationship. 

It means to be able to weep together in brokenness as Jesus does His work of purifying our lives and to be able to love unconditionally because we walk in His love in relationship with others.

To walk like this puts us in a place of invulnerability to the enemy’s accusations because we walk in freedom from hidden sin, freedom from condemnation, and freedom from shame.  When we walk in the light, Satan no longer has any power over us.

Do we desire to be sharpened?

Are we willing to heed rebuke?   Or do we allow pride to get in the way?

If we are willing for these things to be used by God to refine us it will produce strength in our walk with Him.

“Wounds from a sincere friend
are better than many kisses from an enemy”.   Prov. 27:6 NLT

“Poverty and shame come to those who don’t care about instruction; honor belongs to those who heed correction”.   Prov. 13:18 CEB