Gospel Reflections #848: God does not fix His gaze on our weaknesses or inadequacies.

1 John 1:5 "This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you: God is light, and in him there is no darkness at all."

This world has been plunged into darkness by sin's influence. Yet, living in it for so long, we no longer perceive darkness as darkness; we even mistake it for light, accepting this state as normal.

But Jesus works to bring our darkness into the light and to show us that a radiant space exists.

We may try to avoid this unfamiliar light at first. Yet, the more we come to know what this light truly is, the more we are drawn to it, longing to dwell within it.

God does not fix His gaze on our weaknesses or inadequacies. 

Instead, He welcomes and graciously receives us as we are drawn by His light and come to Him.

Only when we are filled with God's light are we called to carry His small lamp where it is needed.

The Sabbath fills us with joy and gratitude as we share our small lamps within God's radiant light.

This light grows steadily brighter.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.