Verse of the Day 7/20

Verse of the Day 7/20

1 John 1:7

New International Version

7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

The church that I attended with my family when I was growing up sang mostly hymns.  On Sunday nights the evening service would begin with a time of singing favorites, several hymns each week.  Those hymns became ingrained in me and as I have read the Bible through the years the hymns from those days came back to my mind.  I know that I repeat some of them fairly often.  Today's verse brings back one of those hymns for me, "Trust and Obey".

It is a picture of walking "in lthe light" being guided and led by God's Word in our lives along with other Christians creating fellowship with each other and with Him and singing hymns or contemporary Christian songs that encourage us in our walk day by day.

1. When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
   What a glory He sheds on our way!
   While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
   And with all who will trust and obey.
   • Refrain:
     Trust and obey, for there's no other way
     To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
2. Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
   But His smile quickly drives it away;
   Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
   Can abide while we trust and obey.
3. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
   But our toil He doth richly repay;
   Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
   But is blessed if we trust and obey.
4. But we never can prove the delights of His love
   Until all on the altar we lay;
   For the favor He shows, for the joy He bestows,
   Are for them who will trust and obey.
5. Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
   Or we'll walk by His side in the way;
   What He says we will do, where He sends we will go;
   Never fear, only trust and obey.

Spend some time in His Word today.  Perhaps it will bring another song to mind.  Sing it, share it and be willing to do what He says and go where He will send us.

Blessings,

Mike

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Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV

1 John 1:5-10

New International Version

Light and Darkness, Sin and Forgiveness

5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[a] sin.

8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.