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1 John 1:5 - God is Light; Holy and Perfect in Righteousness.1 John 1:5 (KJV) This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that (God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.)1 John 1:5 (AMP) This is the message [of God's promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection]. INTRODUCTION Light represents what is good, pure, true, holy, and reliable. Darkness represents what is sinful and evil. The statement that God is light means that God is perfectly holy and true and that he alone can guide us out of the darkness of sin, showing us the right path. His light clearly and truthfully exposes our motives, whether good or bad. In the dark, if you can see at all, different objects look alike; in the light, good and evil can be clearly distinguished. Just as darkness cannot exist in the presence of light, sin cannot exist in the presence of a holy God. If we want to be in relationship with God, we must put aside our sinful ways of thinking and living. We become hypocrites if we say we belong to him but then go out and live only for ourselves with little thought of serving others. Christ will expose and judge such deceit. [Life Application SB 2019] COMMENTARY PEARL God Is Holy And Righteous From Genesis to Revelation, God reveals Himself as a holy God. He is utterly perfect and absolute in every detail. He is too holy to tolerate sinful man, too holy to endure sinful living. If we could envision the true picture of His righteousness, what a difference it would make in the way we live as individuals and as nations! If we could but realize the tremendous gulf that separates unrighteous man from God's perfect righteousness! The Scriptures declare Him to be the Light in whom there is no darkness at all - the one Supreme Being without flaw or blemish. Here again is a difficult concept for imperfect man to understand. We can scarcely imagine the overwhelming holiness of God--but we must recognize it if we are to understand and benefit from the Bible. Man is a sinner, powerless to change his position, unless he cries out for mercy sincerely. But because the God we worship is a pure God, a holy God, a just and righteous God, He sent us His only begotten Son to make it possible for us to have access to Him. How thankful are you to have direct access to God? [Peace for Each Day by Billy Graham] COMMENTARY The Power of Light An Amazing Fact: Photosynthesis is the process by which chlorophyll - containing organisms - such as green plants, algae, and some bacteria - capture energy in the form of light and convert it to chemical energy. Virtually all the energy available for life on Earth is made available through photosynthesis. To produce the same amount of energy that trees and plants produce from sunlight in one day would require all the coal in 20,500,000 coal cars - or the equivalent of a coal train that wraps around the world six times! It takes almost nine minutes for a photon of light to travel the 93 million miles from the sun to the Earth, but a plant needs only a few trillionths of a second to capture the light energy, process it, and store it in the form of a chemical bond! The bread we eat, the air we breathe, and even the wood we use to build our homes comes through this miraculous process - lasagna, lumber, and air for our lungs come from sunlight. NASA scientists have studied this process for years, knowing that it is the secret to long-term space travel. However, so far man has been unable to duplicate what God does so easily through plants! There is another life-giving process that God has created through the Light of the World. The beams from the Son of Righteousness have energy and transforming power to change your life. "Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, 'I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life'" (John 8:12). When Christ shines into your heart, there is a miraculous process of change. A sin-hardened heart becomes soft. A proud spirit becomes humble. A selfish life begins to think about others. Like the photosynthesis process that captures energy, we can receive life from Jesus that changes our characters. Without the Light of the World, we are without hope of change. [Moving Mountains by Amazing Facts] LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY Psalm 36:7-9 - The Fountain Of Life and Light. https://www.abible.com/devotions/2022/20220103-1055.html John 8:12 - The Second I AM; JESUS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD! https://www.abible.com/devotions/2025/20250131-1355.html John 1:4, 5 - JESUS; His Light, Shines Through Darkness. https://www.abible.com/devotions/2025/20250423-1415.html Psalm 27:1 - God Is Our Light, Salvation and Strength. https://www.abible.com/devotions/2025/20250408-1429.html Psalm 84:11 - God Is A Sun And Shield Who Gives Grace And Glory Not Withholding etc. https://www.abible.com/devotions/2025/20250415-1520.html LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT https://abible.com/links/ |