Living in the Light of God’s Love
Walk This Way
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Living in the light of God’s love makes me think of basking in the warmth of the sun. Taking it all in and resting. The air is cool, the sun is welcoming and there is a slight breeze. It’s perfect! But when I first started working on this study it was titled, Getting Back to Basics. It sounded like boot camp! There’s nothing restful about that. I didn’t want to scare women away before they even had a chance to get started.
And while we do want to bask in God’s light and love taking it in to overflowing, we must realize it’s not just about us. If we are to walk as He did, that means we have places to go and things to do. We are purposed with a mission. We are compelled to live out our purpose.
Are these two ways of living mutually exclusive? Basking and resting versus purposed and compelled? They don’t have to be and actually, shouldn’t be. We may know God loves us and Jesus died for us so we can rest in that truth, but just like Jesus, the peace we receive from that truth doesn’t mean much if it’s never put to the test. Not in testing God, but testing our faith in what we believe about God’s promises to us in love.
This study is about remaining. Remaining in Christ; remaining with Christ so we may do what He does. We remain through drawing close to Him and knowing His truth. At the same time, it’s not just about knowing the truth, but living the truth, walking out this thing we call faith. God has given us the ability to know Him and the good thing He has done through His Son, Jesus.
This study is designed to be used in a group setting. We know that where two or more are gathered in the name of Jesus, He is there as well (Matthew 18:20), so I hope you look forward to the time you will spend with each other, knowing that Jesus is joining you in your pursuit to live in the light of God’s love. And, His Spirit will be helping you understand what it means and looks like to walk as Jesus did.
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Abiding may sound passive and inactive, but it is the active process of staying—staying close to Jesus, focusing on Him, walking with Him, and living in His light. If walking as He did is how our claim to live in Him is realized, then we need to know what He did that we should be doing as well.
Jesus experienced fellowship with His disciples, obeyed His heavenly Father, was humble to the point of death, grew in wisdom and the knowledge of Scripture, and prayed always. God calls each of us to different tasks, places, and purposes, but one thing is consistent for all of us: we can’t do any of it or go anywhere without Him. Jesus had His unique purpose in this world as do we, and so just like Him we need to remain in the Father. His life was a living sacrifice, and it is our spiritual act of worship to live like Him.
As we step into God’s light, it will shine truth on our lives—truth that is sometimes hard to recognize, hard to acknowledge, and hard to live out. But as we learn to live in His light, He gives us clarity, understanding and transforms us from the inside out. We learn to walk in His light shining it wherever we go. Why?
God loves the whole world, and He loves you. Everything He calls us to do according to His purpose is to show His love to the world and bring glory to Himself. As you work through the disciplines of fellowship, obedience, humility, meditation, prayer, and worship, you will learn how to draw close to the Father, follow the example of Jesus, and shine His light bright for all to see.
About the Author
Mari Keisling, author and speaker, is on staff at Northgate Church. She ministers to women regarding topics such as purpose, relationships and discipleship through her various studies and devotional style blog, LYF Moments. Mari and Craig have been married since 1991 and have two daughters. They currently live in Minnesota.