1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

How you walk says everything about your attitude of confidence. A swagger can be read as ego. A slouch can be read as depression. A skip can been seen as joy. Those walks are you alone. What does your walk look like when you are with another person? That depends on your relationship doesn’t it? While a brother and sister might walk arm in arm, it isn’t the same as husband and wife walking arm in arm. Newlyweds walk different than couples who have been married for decades. Couples in love walk differently than couples tolerating one another. How does your walk with Jesus look?

It is obvious from the opening verse that this connection between walking in the light and our attitude towards ourselves is meant to be evident. How does it indicate you are walking with Jesus?

Psalm 37:37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.

The Hebrew word her for “the perfect man” is tam. Perhaps the best definition is rendered as one who is morally and ethically pure. The end result of that life style is to be at peace with yourself. If you are walking in the light, the light guides you to choose the path of right choices.

If you are not walking in the light, you may find yourself making wrong choices and in that moment you should be aware that you have lost your peace. Ignore the security of the peace that walking with Jesus brings and you will find yourself suffering the consequences of your choices.

John 17:5, 24 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Consider this if you would, God has made us sons and daughters by adoption for the purpose of giving us to His Son, as His Bride. Would God give His Son an unclean bride? No, of course not. However, we have not come to the wedding feast.

Matthew 22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

You might want to read this parable in Matthew 22 but the issue at hand is the representation of righteousness. You will have already been declared righteous from God’s point of view, but how do you feel about yourself? Your sins have been removed from God’s sight. Once you have accepted Jesus into your heart, the Father only sees the Son. Do you see yourself that way?

1 John 1:7-8 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Walking with Jesus in fellowship, as His betrothed, should be our focus. Often we get down on ourselves because we are not perfect and walking with perfection only makes us all that much more aware of our sin nature. How we feel about ourselves is important to our Lord and He is constantly trying to remind us that we were chosen to be in this relationship.