“6If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7But 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 cleanses us from all sin.” – 1 John 1:6-7 (ESV)
I read the verses above and begin to examine my own life. Have I just been saying that I have fellowship with God? Have I been lying to myself and others to appear something that I am not? Now this may seem like something that I should not have to do as I know where I am in my relationship with God, but isn’t it worth the time to examine ourselves on a regular basis to keep sure that we are indeed in the right place, or at least headed in the right direction.
It is in truth that we gain the most from relationships. I think back to the events I have attended over the past years and review whether or not I was in fellowship or just attending the event. It is a mixture of both. Attending is jut the act of being there. Fellowship is the immersion into the event. I have found myself in both instances.
In thinking back to my relationship with God, am I just there, or am I immersed there with Him. There are times when I believe both are evident in my life. I have found myself going through the motions and being completely immersed and active. Whereas the latter is where I would like to find myself, the former is a true reality. As a man, distractions abound at every turn. I am concerned with a good number of things as I contemplate. And those concerns will/do distract from that which is at hand. Those are the times when I am just there and not immersed in fellowship with God.
Am I lying to myself and God when saying that I have a fellowship with Him? I don’t believe I am, as I do talk and immerse myself in Him much more often than not. God knows my heart and as such, He knows the fellowship and relationship I have with Him. Now it is time for me to focus and increase my fellowship with Him and do my best to immerse myself in Him even more.
As I struggle through this world and the circumstances and seasons I am presented, I have to dig into my relationship and fellowship with God to be sure that I am walking in the light that He emanates. My fellowship with Him is where I experience the saving grace and find the forgiveness of my sins that have occurred and that will occur.
What does your fellowship with God look like? Are you lying about your relationship and fellowship to appear something that you are not? What if you devoted yourself to the fellowship with God to walk in the light he emanates?
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