| “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.” |
| —1 John 1:7 |
When you walk along a rocky path with a sharp drop off to the right and another sharp drop off to the left, you want to make certain you have plenty of light. In fact, when you walk almost anywhere in the darkness, you want the best possible light to illuminaye your pathway.
A lifetime ago, when I worked as the Chief Engineer in charge of lighting and sound for the Arena Playhouse Productions in my hometown, one of the dear ladies who helped with the costumes fell off the stage that extended out into the middle of the theater. At the time she happened to fall, it was pitch black in the main auditorium space of the theater. Here’s what happened:
She was working alone in the costumer’s suite in the backstage area. She thought she heard someone knocking on the front door of the theater. She left the backstage area and walked from the wings into the totally darkened theater’s stage. The work lights were not on because the schedule had indicated that no one would be working on-stage that night.
She thought she knew her way. But, as she hastened to the stairs that would let her reach the side aisle of the theater, she fell off the edge of the stage and broke her leg in three places. If only a light had illuminated her pathway.
In our walk with Jesus, He provides the “light” to make our pathway clearly visible. We do not need to wander in darkness. While our enemy always waits in the dark to trip us and make us fall, Christ, who is the Light of the World, banishes the darkness from His divine Presence. Notice what the Apostle John wrote, as recorded in 1 John 1:7:
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.
Jesus provides the light we need to navigate our way through life. He invites us to walk in it. In that lighted pathway that Jesus provides, we will remain safe. So, the question for this new day: “Will we choose to walk in the light throughout this day?” I sincerely pray that our answer to this question will be a resounding “Yes!”
Based on a blog originally posted on Wednesday, August 9, 2017
