Walk in the Light & Love (Dec 25)
The apostle John, who is enjoying
a delightful fellowship with God,
earnestly desires that his spiritual
children enjoy that same fellowship
and writes I John telling them how:
God is Light and therefore to
engage in fellowship with Him
means walking in the light of
His commandments. God is love,
and thus His children must walk
in love. And God is life, and those
who desire fellowship with Him
must possess the spiritual life,
which begins with spiritual birth
through faith in Jesus Christ.
Lord, we’ll Walk in the Light & Love:
If we walk in the light as He is in the
light, we have fellowship with one
another… If we confess our sins,
He is faithful and just and will
forgive us our sins and purify us
from all unrighteousness (1Jn 1:7-9)
This commandment – to love one
another – is the same message
you had before… This command
is true in Christ and is true among
you… He who loves his brother
abides in the light (1 John 2:8-10).
See what great love the Father
had lavished on us, that we should
be called children of God! And
that is what we are! (1John 3:1-2).
Lord, I want to walk in the light
and I confess my sins before You.
Thank You that You are faithful
to forgive them and to cleanse
me from all the effects of them.
If there is sin in my life that I am
no seeing, reveal it to me so that
I can confess it before You and
be purified of all unrighteousness.
For I want to live in the wholeness
of complete forgiveness. Amen.
Lord Jesus, time and time again
You call us to lay down our lives.
The love to which You call us
nearly always means setting aside
our interests even if momentarily.
Rarely is it convenient or fit into
our schedules where we’ve break;
for it will mean lots of rearranging.
Lord help me to lay down for You
and for others; for apart from You
I can do nothing of value. Amen.
Lord, praise U for being the Holy
One, Creator of universe and that
You love me so much. Thank You
for adopting me into Your family.
I am not just a forgiven sinner
because of what Christ has done;
but I am also Your child; and
that one day I will be like Christ.
Lord, help me to live out my true
identity as Your child. And help me
live for U as I await that day. Amen.