Light shows the details … the good and the bad. God is like light that makes things visible. Light shows us what’s ahead and God is all about what is ahead. Reading 1 John 1:5 through 2:6, there are contrasting truths between light and darkness. Light leads to forgiveness, and darkness leads to sin, so this day with God, we begin again to step ahead step by step trying to bring chagrin to sin and continue to leave the darkness behind.

Fellowshipping with others who walk in the Light, keep us in the Light. I remember when I got out of college, moved to Waco, and was looking to meet some good people that would help me grow in my faith, so I started going to a local church. I met a group of friends, and we would get together every Sunday morning and on Thursday evenings.

The relationships gained last a lifetime and impact your life forever. The mom of one of these friends lives right around the corner from me. He and his wife met in the group, and they went into the mission field for 14 years in Ecuador, Ghana, and Ethiopia before taking a position at the Brook Hill School. A Christ-Centered College Preparatory School near Tyler.

There were other marriages because of people meeting in this group. One couple lives about five blocks away and I walk my dog past their house almost every day. Sometimes, me and my wife who I met in the group, get a chance to see them outside and chat for a while to catch up on things.

Life’s short so we should spend it with people who make us laugh and feel loved. Most of all, know that the one that loves us most is Jesus. What a friend we have in Jesus! Jesus obtained perfection and by following, we may not be perfect, but we can obtain excellence by following His Way to glory.

Father God, we are committed to following Your Son Jesus. He is the Light and shows us the Way. Jesus leads us to forgiveness, and away from darkness. We step ahead today following the Light and powered by the Holy Spirit with guidance in every step until the journey is finished. We may not be perfect, but we can achieve excellence in following the Way, the Truth, and the life of Jesus. Amen.