Walking in the Light

We finished our lesson on honesty last week, but I had not had the chance to post anything about it yet. For me this week while going through the lesson, I was learning mostly from real life experiences. God was working more in the areas of faith and trusting Him then what our lesson was about. Like I said from the beginning this isn't about getting through a book but about Seeking God and listening to what HE is saying. Maybe some weeks He will teach us life lessons that are not based on topic for that week, but it's still about revival in our hearts.

The passage I have always been able to learn from and was in our Honesty lesson was 1John 1:5-9
Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness


 "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."

One thing that really makes sense to me now is about having fellowship with one another if we walk in the light. When we walk in darkness, we are uncomfortable in the light. There was a time in my life where I did not feel I belonged with those who were always talking about God and Bible verses, or yelled out halleluia in their excitement! Then later in my life it became so special to be with people like that. Even now when I struggle or I'm not walking in the light, I am tempted to shut others out. Anyone else ever feel that way?

Honesty

I noticed today that there was nothing added concerning lesson 3 and I think that too was an important lesson.

I find it so neat to think about how, when Adam and Eve disobeyed God they hid from God. Right away you see the broken relationship. God, their Father, mighty creator, could have just come, grabbed them by the ears and pulled them out from behind the bush. (hmmm, that is kind of how we would do things sometimes) He didn't do that even though He knew where they were. Instead He asked "where are you?" He gave them a chance to come to Him. He still is like that today, always giving us these chances to come to Him instead of hiding from Him. He then asked them if they had eaten of the forbidden fruit. This too, He knew the answer to, but gave them that important chance to confess.

Now, when we really think about this it is so awesome! God knows when we have disobeyed or lied. When we confess our sins we are not telling Him anything He doesn't already know and yet He allows us to come to Him this way. He knew this is the way we would be able to grow closer to Him. I am just seeing a glimpse of His plan in this however. I believe there is so much more to this yet then what I see. How exciting it is though to be able to keep searching His word and growing closer to our heavenly Father!

If you would like to read the story of Adam and Eve for yourself, you may do so by clicking right here. > http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=1&chapter=3&version=31

Remember: Silence is not always golden.