“But if we walk in the light as He [Elohim] is in
the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Yeshua the
Messiah, His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).
We are to walk in the Light, as He is in the Light,
and then we will have fellowship with one another. He, however, is not only ‘in’ the Light, He
is the very Light Himself. The Greek word for “fellowship” is koinonia, that is
to have: fellowship, association, community, communion, joint participation,
intercourse. The reason that, relationships
which are in the Light are an expression of positive intimacy is because of the
nature and character of the Light. We
all know, and perhaps have memorized, Galatians 5:22-23: “love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness” etc. In his writings John ‘lumps’ them all
together into one word - “love”. He concludes
that if we walk in the Spirit of the Light, these characteristics will bind us
together in perfect harmony with one another.
Even though we cannot attain to these characteristics of the Light on
our own, we receive them
by the Spiritual oneness with Messiah Yeshua. “Elohim is faithful,
by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Yeshua our Messiah and
Lord” (1 Corinthians 1:9).
Yeshua said: “Abide in Me, and I in
you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine,
neither can you, unless you abide in Me” (John 15:4
emphases added). The Greek word for “abide” is men'-o; a primary verb: to stay
(in a given place, state, relation or expectancy) - abide, continue, dwell,
endure, be present, remain, stand. The
generic understanding of ‘abiding’ refers to a living entity which exists in a given
place. How much more for us, who “live
and move and have our being in Elohim”! (Acts 17:28). Thus, if we dwell/abide in the Light all the
attributes of Light will, or should, be manifesting from our mortal being. However, we do have a problem, in that Sin is
still a power that also works within us, that is in our flesh. Yet Sin is easily discernable, because its
nature is marked by “unloving” characteristics.
Our opening scripture instructs us that we need to always keep in mind
and believe that the Blood of our Heavenly Father’s Son, Yeshua, cleanses us
from all unloving expressions. We are not to let sin rule us, or to have its
way in the members of our soul (mind, will, and emotions), as we are spirit
beings, living in a spiritual Light House that Yeshua prepared for us. Abiding in Him, the power of His resurrected
presence of Light drives out the spirit of darkness, so that our soul can enjoy
the rule of “Shalom”. “And let the
peace of Elohim rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body;
and be thankful” (Colossians 3:15).
