Abide: Week 3

Feb 28, 2011 by desiringvirtue

Week two was a success, and I feel myself getting into the hang of memorization again which is so encouraging. As I memorized verses 3 and 4 this past week, I was joyously meditating on the idea of having “fellowship with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ”. John says, “indeed” yes, yes, our fellowship is with the God of the universe and the Son of God who came to rescue us! We are so very blessed to have an intimate relationship with our God. He is not so far away from us that we cannot feel his very presence in our souls. In fact, he has chosen to dwell within us! The Holy Spirit, the very person of God, shares our feeble frames…. how much more intimate can you get? This is an amazing truth that is so easy to forget.

This Week’s Verses

1 John 1:5. This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 1:6. If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.

Thoughts and Musings:

If you were kind of thinking about memorizing alongside with me, but then chickened out, this week would be a GREAT week to join in! John dives into his main message right here and begins with this loaded statement: God IS LIGHT. He isn’t just like light or reminiscent of light, he is the definition of light. The light we see is like God, it is reminiscent of God, not the other way around. He IS purity. Righteousness is defined by his very character. If we desire to be holy, perfect, and pure, we must be like God.

Related Passages:

“In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. In him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.” -John 1:4-9

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