Feb 11, 2014

God Is Light

"This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."
- I John 1:5
There is a message that needs to be delivered to all men continuously, that God is light and in him there is no darkness. On the surface we see the blessings that the purity of God provide to His children But we often overlook what that purity meant to us before conversion, and still means for the unbeliever. 

Remember, dear one, that there is no darkness in God. Because God is pure, evil cannot stand in His presence. And on the day of judgment when every knee is bent and head bowed in reverence to Him all sinners will be cast away into the Lake of Fire. This is an uncomfortable truth to many because it shows our feeble state before the Holy One. But it is truth nonetheless.

But God, in His mercy and grace, supplied His Son Jesus to be the propitiation for the sins of many. For those who are drawn to Jesus this truth is wonderful. That His righteousness will cover their sins so that they may stand in the presence of God: not of their own works or strength, but of the finished work of Jesus. Sin is seen as grievous to them and it loses all of its vain appeal in the light of God's purity. Dear saint, remember always that there is joy in the purity of God and it is ours because of our fellowship with Him.

Consider also: John 1:1-5; John 3:14-21; Acts 26:22,23

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