1 John 1:7

If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

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 cleanseth us from all sin.

1 John 1:6-7

Does "Walking in the light" make us deserving of the salvation that is ONLY found in

Jesus Christ? NO! this isn't about works...you can't save yourself!

only can find saving in JESUS!

We will never deserve salvation, never deserve the freedom from the chains of SIN, yet...because of His grace and abounding love we have it!

So though we fall.. we seek to be Christ-like and walk in the light, we seek to live for Him

because without Him all is meaningless! Does Christ not make us Holy? Did He die in vein?

Was the very wrath of God, His very white-hot justifiable wrath that was poured out on Christ

for our sins

....was it pointless?

....meaningless?

....it doesn't change a thing?

Fact is you yourself make it meaningless (for yourself)

when you don't seek to live and walk in the light!

When you refuse the change that is freely given and offered:

because you don't want to live for Christ,

you don't want to live for God, you want saving...you want salvation and freedom...

but you don't want to surrender the SIN...

You don't want to surrender to Christ,

it's like you want to say "thanks for freeing me from these chains"

but uh..."I'm just going to shackle myself back up if you don't mind"

you put your selfishness and sins you want to continue in...

above the Holy GOD and refuse the Holiness that is offered!