​Week 39, Day 4

​Week 39, Day 4
September 29, 2022
Scripture: 1 John 1
 
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:5–9)
 
We are called to be a people of the light. Part of stepping into the way of God is to come out of darkness and repent of the way of sin, death and darkness that has pervaded our lives. We have community by coming out of the darkness and walking in the light of God.
 
To do this, there must be confession of sins. We cannot have the genuine community we are called to if we are not honest about ourselves and the situations we find ourselves in. To ignore our sin, to gloss over it, is to diminish the work of God that’s on display in  Jesus. There is freedom in Christ to confess him as Lord and confess our sins as well.
 
He is faithful and just, and forgives us. His mercies are new every morning. May we find unity in the healing forgiving love of Jesus Christ.