Let us not live a lie.

1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; Our encouragement today is not to be liars or hypocrites. If God is light, and Jesus is God, and Jesus is living through us as we abide in Him, there can be no darkness. Follow my line of reason. If God is light and walking in the light is walking in love, then walking in darkness is using God, this world, and people for selfish ends. We will see this more clearly as John contrasts darkness and light. When we act in unloving ways while saying that we are Christians we are lying about the life of Christ and not practicing the truth. John told us the truth about God. He is light. Knowing that God is light is an insufficient testimony and proclamation about God. Yes, we need to declare that we have fellowship with the Father and with the Son, but it is our walking in love with Jesus that proclaims the truth. It’s living to love with Jesus that proves that Jesus lives and that God is light. So today, I hope to encourage and inspire you to live to love with Jesus and walk in the truth that God is light. By God’s grace, let’s not live a lie, but let His light shine!