March 8, 2022 - 1 John 1:15

“This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all.” 1 John 1:5

Lord, light is such an amazing thing. It’s so awesome that darkness can never push out light! Darkness in itself holds no power. The moment that light shows up, it disappears. Darkness only exists where there is no light. God, you are the Light. We praise you that there cannot be any darkness in you because light shines out of every single part of you. We praise you because darkness can never overtake you.

Holy Spirit, help us realize the significance of what this means in our life. If we allow you to consume every part of our life, the darkness must flee. It simply cannot exist in us. The only place that Satan can have a hold in our life is areas that we are not fully allowing your light into. Wow. Help us recognize any place in our life that isn’t fully given over to your light.

We praise you that if we invite your light to come into the areas that we are struggling in, the darkness will flee. When we are tempted, if we immediately bring the temptation to you and invite your light into that place, the darkness no longer holds any power. Show us what it truly means to bring our sin, struggles, and temptation into your light. Give us mentors and accountability partners in our lives that are following hard after you and that we can trust. Help us have the courage to share these things with them so they are no longer hidden in darkness. Help us be so quick to always expose to the light what Satan would love to have us keep hidden in the darkness. Help us overcome his lies that tell us that it is safer to keep it hidden. The truth is as soon as it is brought to the light, the darkness loses all its power. We praise you for this truth, Lord. You light is pure, amazing, and powerful! We praise you for the gift it is to us!

In Jesus name, amen.