Thought of the Day !!

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.
1 John 1:5-7

God is perfect. There are no imperfections about our God, and therefore He is the perfect standard to which all should be compared to. And He is that which we should all strive to be like.

In June I will be ordained and asked the question, "Are you going on towards perfection?" To this I will reply that I am. Going on towards perfection means simply walking in the light, or walking towards God with the example of Christ's love to guide us. When we go on towards perfection, we are striving for perfect love of God and of neighbor. And this can not be found if we're walking in darkness.

When we claim to be a Christian, we are saying that we have accepted Christ as our Savior, trusting in Him for our salvation. It also means that we are striving to be Christ-like because we've accepted Him as our Lord, the one who rules over us. In essence it means walking in the Light. But many claim to walk in the light, by claiming fellowship with God, through His Son Jesus, while actually living lives of walking in darkness. If walking in the light is walking towards God (Christ), then walking in darkness is walking away. And when we live lives that are filled with darkness, while claiming to have fellowship with God (or claiming to be a Christian), then we become hypocrites.

But on the other hand, when we live lives that are not based solely on us and what we can gather from this world...when our hearts lie more on the kingdom of God than on the world, we walk in the Light. And when we walk in the light, we are given forgiveness, hope, mercy, joy, peace and love. We have fellowship with God and each other. "And the blood of Jesus...cleanses us from all sin.

Enjoy walking in the Light of Christ today.

In the love of Christ,
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