1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Life Audio. For more resources to help you in your 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: walk with Christ, please visit us at Bible Study Headquarters 3 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 1: dot com. You're listening to Daily Devotions with Pastor John. 4 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: I'm John Stangey, and today's devotion is inspired by John 5 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: Chapter three, verses twenty and twenty one, which says, for 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does 7 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:33,240 Speaker 1: not come to the light lest his works should be exposed. 8 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,600 Speaker 1: But whoever does what is true comes to the light, 9 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: so that it may be clearly seen that his works 10 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: have been carried out in God. Integrity is when we 11 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: do what is right, even when we don't think anyone 12 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 1: is watching us. We all struggle to live with integrity, 13 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: but through faith in Jesus we are granted his ability 14 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:02,800 Speaker 1: to walk as He walked. Wickedness thrives in the darkness. 15 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: It gains its best victories when it thinks it can't 16 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: be seen. It accomplishes its objectives when it's certain that 17 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: its motives won't be exposed. Those who practice wickedness love 18 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: the dark and hate the light. Jesus is the light 19 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: of the world. He came to give light to all 20 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: of us who were living in the darkness of sin. 21 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: And wickedness. He invites us to trust in Him, rely 22 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: on his power, and walk in the light. Are we 23 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: walking with integrity? Are our lives being lived in the 24 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: midst of the light of Christ? Is there any aspect 25 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: of our lives that we would be hesitant to hold 26 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: up to that light? Are we trying to hide anything 27 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: from others or even from Christ? As followers of Christ, 28 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: we are encouraged to walk in the light of His 29 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: truth in every circumstance or situation. Let's pray, Lord, we 30 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: thank you for your word, and we thank you for 31 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: the privilege that it is to be able to look 32 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: at this portion of Scripture together from the Book of 33 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 1: John today, and Lord, we're grateful for what you teach us. 34 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 1: In this portion of scripture. You show us the difference 35 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: between walking in the light and walking in the darkness, 36 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: and in that contrast, you make it clear to us 37 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:35,480 Speaker 1: that your desire is that we walk with integrity, that 38 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: we be the same person in private that we are 39 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:42,079 Speaker 1: in public, That we recognize that you've called us into 40 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: the light, and that in every circumstance that you place 41 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: us in, that's how we are to live, and you 42 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: empower us to do so. You give us the ability 43 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: to represent You in every context that we find ourselves in. 44 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: Through your power, we know that we don't have to 45 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,559 Speaker 1: go back to living in the chains of our slavery, 46 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: to our sin. You've set us free from it, and 47 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: you've granted us the ability to walk in the light 48 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: of the truth of your gospel, as you've transformed us 49 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 1: in every way. So Lord, we're grateful for this transformation, 50 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: but we know that we're in the midst of a struggle. 51 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:21,520 Speaker 1: There's a part of us that wants to go back 52 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: to our old sinful ways, and there's a part of 53 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 1: us that wants to walk in your light. Lord. We 54 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: pray that we wouldn't go back. We pray that we 55 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 1: wouldn't retreat. We want to live with the integrity that 56 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: you empower us to live with, so that we don't 57 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,839 Speaker 1: need to go about our days thinking that we need 58 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: to hide anything from anyone, including you. Thank you, Lord, 59 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: for challenging us with this truth from your word today, 60 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: and thank you for the power that you give to us. 61 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 1: As we trust in you, we commit this day to 62 00:03:54,640 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: your care, Thanking you for all of these things in Jesus' name, MHM.