This is the message that we have heard from him and announce to you: "God is light and there is no darkness in him at all."

If we claim, "We have fellowship with him," and live in the darkness, we are lying and do not act truthfully. 

1 John 1:5-6 CEB

It's quite easy to skip this part about "darkness", because John's next words are so  much more pleasant, about living in the light, fellowship with one another.

But just maybe there's places, times, moments when I step back from that fire in the desert, get a little far from the Light, take my eyes away, my thoughts away, and I kid myself, lie to myself that I'm living in the Light.

The thing about firelight is that it is always welcoming, always inviting us to step closer, to come out of the dark and into it's warmth and comfort.

There's no darkness in Jesus. 

But he went into the dark on our behalf and ultimately defeated it, so while there is no darkness in Him, we can find him there, inviting us, welcoming us back.

Back home.

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