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Speaker 3: Thank you for listening to your Nightly Scripture, a calming,

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Speaker 3: scripture centered devotional podcast designed to help you end each

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Speaker 3: day with God's word in your mind and on your heart.

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Speaker 3: Right after this short birth from our sponsors, will reflect

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Speaker 3: on Tonight's.

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Speaker 4: Scripture, First John, Chapter one. Tonight's Scripture Reflection is written

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Speaker 4: by Greg Grandchamp and read by Carrie Eichberger.

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Speaker 3: First John, Chapter one, That which was from the beginning,

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Speaker 3: which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes,

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Speaker 3: which we have looked at, and our hands have touched

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Speaker 3: this we proclaim concerning the Word of life, the life appeared.

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Speaker 3: We have seen it and testified to it. We proclaim

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Speaker 3: to you the eternal life which was with the Father

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Speaker 3: and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what

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Speaker 3: we have seen and heard, so that you also may

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Speaker 3: have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the

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Speaker 3: Father and with his son Jesus Christ. We write this

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Speaker 3: to make our joy complete. This is the message we

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Speaker 3: have heard from him and declared to you. God is

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Speaker 3: light in him, there is no darkness at all. If

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Speaker 3: we claim to have fellowship with Him and yet walk

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Speaker 3: in the darkness, we lie and do not live out

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Speaker 3: the truth. But if we walk in the light as

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Speaker 3: He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another,

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Speaker 3: and the blood of Jesus his Son purifies us from

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Speaker 3: all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we

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Speaker 3: deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If

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Speaker 3: we confess our sins, he is faithful, unjust and will

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Speaker 3: forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

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Speaker 3: If we claim we have not sinned, we make him

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Speaker 3: out to be a liar, and his word is not

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Speaker 3: in us. Ever stood on the edge of a pool,

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Speaker 3: hesitating to jump in. So many stand on the very

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Speaker 3: edges of a deep relationship with Jesus, afraid to step

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Speaker 3: out of the darkness and into the very bright light

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Speaker 3: of Christ. Walking in the light of Christ means we

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Speaker 3: live our lives as He has taught us, a life

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Speaker 3: that is entirely different from the darkness we have been in,

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Speaker 3: so different that Jesus warns us to count the cost.

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Speaker 3: It is far more than simple belief. It is a

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Speaker 3: lifelong commitment, a change of life of who we are.

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Speaker 3: We are a new creation in Him. Imagine exiting the

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Speaker 3: darkness of the cave in which we exist to the sudden,

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Speaker 3: bright light of a whole new world. Because it is

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Speaker 3: a new world for us, we move into a realm

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Speaker 3: where we live out what we say we believe. Our

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Speaker 3: new world calls us to live in the truth of Christ,

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Speaker 3: embracing all that means. We are called with follow his teachings,

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Speaker 3: to study and apply those teachings to live righteousness, aligning

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Speaker 3: our lives with His character. We walk in the acknowledgment

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Speaker 3: of our sin and need for forgiveness through Jesus' sacrifice.

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Speaker 3: We live in recognition of the new emphasis on the

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Speaker 3: reality of Christ Jesus in our lives. When we walk

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Speaker 3: in the light, we are to study His word and

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Speaker 3: apply those teachings to our lives, living with honesty and integrity.

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Speaker 3: We are called to love our neighbors as we love ourselves,

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Speaker 3: to be reflected in our behavior and words, showing kindness

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Speaker 3: and compassion to those around us. As we walk out

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Speaker 3: of the darkness and into the light, we should seek

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Speaker 3: to continue growing deeper in our relationship with the Lord,

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Speaker 3: engaging in prayer, worship and fellowship, avoiding sin and confessing

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Speaker 3: our sins when we fail, we are to reflect the

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Speaker 3: light of Christ to others, sharing our faith and the

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Speaker 3: hope we have found in Him. Stepping out of the

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Speaker 3: darkness and into the light of Christ demand's commitment, a

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Speaker 3: commitment to obedience, to faith in Christ Jesus, and to

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Speaker 3: loving others, A commitment to display that light in every

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Speaker 3: part of our lives. Father, thank you for showing me

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Speaker 3: the true light of your son. I know I am

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Speaker 3: a sinner, and thank you for the grace and forgiveness

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Speaker 3: he has given me. Please help me to display His

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Speaker 3: light and how I live my life every single day. Amen.

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