Walk in the light

1 John 2:9-11

Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness.  Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.  But anyone who hates a brother or sister is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them.

My dad is not one to speak up often.  He is a quiet man that rarely speaks his mind.  Well, recently there has been some feuding between two of my siblings.  That was when my dad posted the above scripture to Facebook.  As I read this scripture, of course I thought about my siblings and the issues going on there, however my thought didn’t stop there.  I started to think about my brothers and sisters in Christ.

As Christians, we share a heavenly father, making us siblings within God’s kingdom.  We are to love our brothers and sisters in Christ, as well as those in our earthly families. 

If you hate a brother or sister in Christ, you are walking in darkness.  We are called to the light.  We are called to live in the light.  We are called to love our brothers and sisters, therefore nothing can make us stumble.

Do you have a brother or sister (heavenly or earthly) that you need to reconcile with so you can walk in light?  I encourage you to do so now.