In January our church held its annual congregational fast. For 21 days we prayed together, fasted together and meditated on 1 John . Here are my thoughts from those times of devotion in 1 John.

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.

⁶ If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

⁷ But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son 1 JOHN 1:5-7

MEDITATIONAL THOUGHT:

Walking in the light means living in agreement with God’s nature, not hiding sin.

MY THOUGHTS:

Living in agreement with God’s nature. That is a tall order! What does it mean? What does it look like in real time. Well it means living in 1 Corinthians 13 love.

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵ It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷ It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.⁸ Love never fails

I have written whole series on that. Each of the points in 1 Corinthians 13 is a meditation unto itself.

Living in agreement with God’s nature is also a Galatians 5 walk in the Spirit.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 

Again each of the fruits of the Spirit is a devotional thought unto itself. I guess the long and the short of it is that we cannot live in the light by our pwn merit or power. WE NEED GOD’S HELP DAILY…MORE PRECISELY MOMENTARILY.

I KNOW WHAT I AM ASKING HELP FOR? WHAT ARE YOU TRUSTING GOD TO HELP YOU WITH THIS DAY?