As He is in the light! Can we ever truly reach this? Can we walk as clearly in the light as our Father, of whom it’s written, "God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all"? This is the model before us. Jesus said, "Be perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect." Even if we feel we can never match God’s perfection, we're to strive for it and not be content until we reach it.

A young artist may hesitate to hope to match Raphael or Michelangelo. Yet, without a noble vision, he’d achieve very little. So, what does it mean for a Christian to walk in the light as God is in the light? It speaks to likeness, not degree. We are truly in the light, sincerely in the light, though not in the same measure.

I can't live in the sun; it's too bright. But I can walk in its light. In the same way, while I can't reach God’s perfection, I can strive to conform to His image with the Spirit’s help. John Trapp noted, "We may be in the light as God is for quality, but not for equality." We are to have the same light and walk in it, yet equality with God’s holiness is for when we enter His presence. Remember, sacred fellowship and perfect cleansing come from walking in the light.