One of Satan’s favorite tactics is to cause us to question whether
we indeed are in fellowship with God. John counters that with some great
identifying marks and the first one is this; are you walking in the light?
Remember that the one word John uses a lot here is “continues.” We must be
continuously in the light! Jesus said, we must “remain” in the vine, not just
be in the vine once in a while, or whenever we feel like it, or just when it’s
appropriate; not just “step into the light” on Sundays; but continuously!
The second is, “Are you
walking in obedience?” Somewhere along the line people have the mistaken idea
that salvation is without obligation. However, John says in verse three -
"We know we have come to know Him,” and now here’s the if -“if we obey His
commands." In other words, we know that we have come to know him, we have
the security, the assurance, because we have seen in our lives the change that
has taken place so that;
*The commands we once thought were ridiculous and stupid and life-destroying,
we now learn to joyfully obey… because God’s work in our lives changes our
understanding.
*We have come to learn that this God who we used to hate, we now
love.
*And the commands that we used to disregard and were “not for me”,
have now become something we follow.
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