Orange Moon Thursday, May 22, 2025 "In the Light"

The Special of the Day… From the Orange Moon Cafe

"In the Light"  

    

 

     Abounding sin defers to far more abounding grace in the Lord Jesus Christ.  This is God's view.  It must be ours as well.

    "Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound, that as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 5:20-21).

    We may truthfully tell the sinner that regardless of the extent of his sinfulness, the Person and work of the Lord Jesus Christ "much more" offers the promise of grace and mercy.  We also may tell the failing believer that the restorative power of the Savior in times of sin will lift us up with the same grace and mercy when we repent and confess our sins.  

    "If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleaseth us from all sin" (I John 1:7). 

     For the unbeliever, God provides entrance into the light through His Son.  For the believer, God provides continuance in the light through the same glorious Christ.  "He is in the light" declares the Apostle John of the Lord Jesus.  God calls all to step into the glory of Christ's finished work of salvation He accomplished by death, resurrection, and ascension.  Joining Him therein by faith results in the new birth to begin the unbeliever's relationship with God.  Abiding in the same light then empowers our ongoing walk with Him to maintain consistent faith and faithfulness.  "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him" (Colossians 2:6).

    God views the Person and work of Christ as abundantly greater than sin.  To the degree we join Him in such a perspective resulted in our salvation, and makes possible our bearing of "the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:11).  The Lord Jesus provides the sinner's only hope for the new birth.  He also abundantly supplies the saint's only hope for the life that reflects our having received the Savior.  This is our Heavenly Father's view, focused on His Son.  It must be our view as well as we must join Him in the fellowship of such glorious Ligh from the beginning of our Christian life and forevermore.  Or, as the writer of Hebrews confirmed…

"Looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith."

(Hebrews 12:2)

Weekly Memory Verse 

    The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

 (Ecclesiastes 7:8).

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