1 John 1:7: "If we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin." We have received the greatest gift, the one that all mankind seeks. We know that we can be free from the power of darkness and enabled to walk in the light of God's purpose. We have come to know the joyful sound of His leading and walk in the light of His countenance. In His name we shall rejoice all the day: and in His righteousness shall we be exalted. He is the glory of our strength: and through His goodness our honor shall be exalted.' Psalm 89:15-17 The encouragement that we have received convinces us that transformation is possible. We believe we can put on new life by the renewing our mind.

The renewing of the mind is both divine vision and choice. We believe that what we have seen and understood can be given expression in our daily lives. There is a transformation that we pursue that satisfies our desire for healing and deliverance. That which we seek is also the world's desire, they are waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God. We seek it first for ourselves, because it is the foundation of our relationship with Jesus Christ. We desire, as servants of God, to share it with others. We humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God, and we remain humble so that we may benefit and serve others. We enjoy being moved by the Spirit.

We have allowed the Word of God and the Spirit to define for us the meaning of life. God has visited each of us to reveal that Jesus Christ is the answer. His presence brings comfort and relief and He calls us to pursue the high calling established in Him. We have been joined to Christ that He might have a Bride and a Body. "For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." Ephesians 5:30 John said: "That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that you also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full." 1 John 1:3-4

John came to a place of undeniable truth that enabled him to see the very desire of God. He saw it in the man Jesus Christ and he saw it at work in Himself. He knew that we share this calling with him. John is declaring that we can live with a certainty comparable to his, and be able to manifest the life of God, as they were able to do. John says that he can speak because he knows. He knows that we have what God wanted us to have, His life manifesting in us. John knows that this is what Jesus prayed for and he has told us. "That they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. And the glory that You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world." John 17:21-24

Previously it was not possible to see the depth of God's intention, for neither Moses nor the prophets provided the full instruction concerning communion with God that Jesus Christ has given us. "This then is the message that we have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all." We can walk in the light and have fellowship with Him. God is absolutely perfect. John wants us to see that perfection and experience fellowship with him, John, and with the Father and the Son. "That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life." 1 John 1:1 "Our hands have handled" states an intimacy. But more than the fact that he worked side by side with the Lord and touched Him after the resurrection, John was able to handle and experience the inner life of the man Jesus Christ. John invites us to handle Jesus' life.

1 John 1:7 "But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin." John comes back to what he saw in Jesus. He knows that the Spirit working in him is the Lord. He calls us to a deeper experience through the words of Jesus. "When He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and reveal it to you.
John 16:13-15 We seek to walk in the Light as He is in the Light.

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