09/03/2026
Going camping is always a blast, but the dreaded walk in the dark to the campground bathrooms is a harrowing feat, especially if you forget the flashlight. A lit iPhone is helpful, but not enough to give you confidence that the stick in front of you isn’t going to slither across the path and say good evening.
Scripture says that we were a people groping around in the dark until a great light was revealed to the world. Christ is the Great Light, the Light of the world, giving clarity not only to the darkness around us, but also to the darkness that dwells within us. As Christians, we have been graciously brought into His light out of the darkness. We are also called to walk in the light of His truth, the Word of God. In our passage this Sunday, John compares those who walk in the light and those who walk in darkness. We can confess that we believe, but if we continue to walk in the darkness, then the light of Christ is not in us. John is saying that our confession of faith is validated by the way we walk. In other words, our actions speak louder than our words. Let’s spur each other not only to walk, but to run the race marked out for us in the light of Christ.