Scripture:
1 Thessalonians 5:4-5; 1 John 2:7-11; Isaiah 50:10
Tue, 7 June 2022

God Is Light in Darkness

Observation:

What significant observations can you make about walking in darkness in these texts?

Deeper Reflection
WE SHOULD NOT BE CAUGHT SURPRISED BY THE DAY OF the Lord because we are “children of light” (vv.4-5). Why are believers called “children of light”? “Light throughout the Old and New Testaments represents either an attribute of God (or Christ) or His revealing activity; sometimes the two notions merge.”10 So, we are “children of light” simply because we are children of God – and “God is light” (1 Jn 1:5), and followers of Jesus, who is “the light of the world” (Jn 8:12) that “shines in the darkness” and “enlightens everyone” (Jn 1:5, 9).We may be “children of light”, but we can be walking in darkness, like when we fail to walk in love (1 Jn 2:9). When we walk in darkness, we do not know where we are going, because the darkness has blinded our eyes (1 Jn 2:11). A good reality check is to ask ourselves: Do I know where I am going?In Scripture, darkness can be spiritual and moral darkness as well as adversity darkness. One who “fears the Lord and obeys His voice” can “walk in darkness and has no light” (Isa 50:10). When we are in such a discipleship situation, we are to “trust in the name of the Lord” – in who God is, even His character – and “rely on his God”. What God says represents who God is. To trust in God’s name is to trust in God’s Word. “God is light” and His Word is “a lamp shining in a dark place” “to which we do well to pay attention” (2 Pet 1:19).
10 G. K. Beale, 1-2 Thessalonians, The IVP New Testament Commentary Series (IVP Academic, 2003), 146
Application:

What darkness am I am walking in and how will I respond to it?

Prayer:
Write a prayer to God as your response from your meditation on and application of the Scriptures.
Prayer Pointers:
  • Give thanks and praise
  • Pray for pastors and staff: To see in darkness through the light of God
  • Pray for significant people
  • Pray for those in need
  • Pray for self

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Daily Devo
Daily Devotional Journal
Sun, 31 December 2023

Sunday Journal

Past Week’s Review
  • What was my high point and my low point for the week?
  • What gave me life and what drained me?
  • How was the Spirit of God at work?
Reflect

What is one key thing that God said to me this week in light of what has happened?

Respond

What is one thing I need to do in light of what God is saying?
Commit in prayer.

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