Devotion Booklets for Seasons of the Church Year Lent 2018 | Page 44

Walk in the Light
Thursday, March 22nd
1 John 1:7
What’s the best time for going on a walk? Some people may enjoy going for a stroll in the early hours of
the morning before the sun comes out. Others may prefer walking after the sun has set, a sort of “night
hike.” Most people, however, prefer walking in the daytime. There are quite a few benefits of going for
a walk while it is actually light outside. You can see where you are going, and thus avoid bumps and
cracks in the sidewalk that might trip you up during the night. You can see what is around you, b oth
enjoying the beautiful scenery and avoiding any unsavory characters who may be lurking in the
shadows. Walking in the daytime even gives you a chance to work on your suntan!
Spiritually, there are also many benefits to walking in the light. God says that if we walk in the light, we
have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus purifies us from all sin. Walking in the light
means we don’t have to walk alone. We get to walk with Jesus, because he is the light. We get to walk
along with our many brothers and sisters in Christ. We have fellowship with them all. Walking in the
light means we’re in good company.
Sadly, there are times when we’d rather walk in the dark. There are times when we are the unsavory
character hiding in the bushes, not wanting anybody to see what we are doing. When we walk in the
dark like this, we stumble and are tripped up by sins and worries. We become entangled in guilt, and
start to think that we aren’t worthy of walking in the light with Jesus ever again.
But Jesus is the one who pulled us out of the dark and into the light in the first place. He will continue
to walk with us, and beckon us back to walk with him in the light. Walking with Jesus in the light
means his blood purifies us from all sin, even the sin of wandering back towards the dark. Walking
with Jesus in the light means his forgiveness shines all around us and chases the shadows away.
Walking with Jesus in the light means we can see where we are going. Jesus is leading us to a place
where we will no longer need the light of a lamp or the sun. He’s leading us to heaven, where God will
be our light forever.
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank you for calling me out of darkness into light. Help me resist walking in the
darkness of sin and keep me by your side as I walk in the light. Amen.
Activity: Remind yourself that you walk with Jesus. Read or listen to stanza 5 and 6 of the hymn “I Walk
in Danger All the Way” by Hans Brorson (#431 in Christian Worship—a Lutheran Hymnal).
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