We jumped into 1 John on Sunday, written by the disciple that Jesus loved. What a letter that has been preserved for us to study! Are we truly convicted in our faith? God provided us written accounts from apostles that were with Jesus in real time. They experienced Jesus, touched him, learned from him, ate with him. Jesus was very real! It is with great joy that John shares these truths with us. It is revealed that Jesus is light and brings light to those who choose to walk with him. The light sheds sight on our sin, sin that we all have. By walking in the light of Jesus, we can reveal both our own sins and those of our spiritual brothers and sisters. But good news, because we have sin, we need a savior. We have a savior. The ultimate savior, divine light, that laid down his own life to reconcile us to His father, our Heavenly Father, the God of the universe. If we aren’t aware of our sin nature. we wouldn’t know just how desperately we need the Savior! We’re granted relationship with God, because He is faithful and just to forgive us, to cleanse us of our unrighteousness. Though we cannot reach perfection, we choose to turn from walking in darkness in pursuit of the God that has never stopped pursuing us. Don’t stop confessing your sin both to God and within your spiritual family. Confession frees us from the agonizing snares that attempt to hold us back from our God-given potential. I encourage you to never stop walking this sanctification journey through the relief and accountability received from living openly with God. He is joyed to do life with you, to walk alongside you and convict you to do His will.
