OzThoughts Thursday 25th September 2008

OzThoughts Thursday 25th September 2008

This, in essence, is the message we heard from Christ and are passing on to you: God is light, pure light; there's not a trace of darkness in him.
6 If we claim that we experience a shared life with him and continue to stumble around in the dark, we're obviously lying through our teeth--we're not living what we claim.
7 But if we walk in the light, God himself being the light, we also experience a shared life with one another, as the sacrificed blood of Jesus, God's Son, purges all our sin. 1 John 1 (The Message).

God is light! John writes very clearly that this is what he and the others heard from Jesus. I have a double spotlight on a tripod for when I am working outside. It has two 500w halogen bulbs. Technically I do not know what that means. In practice, I know it is a very bright white light. When I move it on their tripod it can be used to illuminate it any area where I am working.

One thing I learnt very quickly is not to look at the source of the light. I quickly leant that there is such an intensity of light that when I turn away I am still seeing that light. I think that is what John is trying to say that god is a strong pure light. There is no darkness in him at all. He is not a flickering candle or a variable flame burning on some oil filled wick.

When we walk in God’s light there is no stumbling around crashing into furniture or other things that are carelessly left around the place. When we walk in the light with God His Son, Jesus removes the sin from our lives. John is calling sin the darkness and in God’s light their must be no sin in our lives.

PRAYER:

Father God, thank you for your light in which I live. Thank you for Jesus who removes my sin. Let me enjoy fellowship with you today. Amen.

[Listen: http://www.salvoaudio.com/audio/music3/mus_4441.mp3 ]

(See particularly verse 3).

God's love to me is wonderful,
That he should deign to hear
The faintest whisper of my heart,
Wipe from mine eyes the tear;
And though I cannot comprehend
Such love, so great, so deep,
In his strong hands my soul I trust,
He will not fail to keep.

Chorus
God's love is wonderful,
God's love is wonderful,
Wonderful that he should give his Son to die for me;
God's love is wonderful!

God's love to me is wonderful!
My very steps are planned;
When mists of doubt encompass me,
I hold my Father's hand.
His love has banished every fear,
In freedom I rejoice,
And with my quickened ears I hear
The music of his voice.

God's love to me is wonderful!
He lights the darkest way;
I now enjoy his fellowship,
'Twill last through endless day.
My Father doth not ask that I
Great gifts on him bestow,
But only that I love him too,
And serve him here below.
Authors: Sidney Edward Cox (1887-1975)
The Salvation Army Song Book: Song Number: 48

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