1 John — Chapter 1 (Devotional) Key Scripture (NKJV) “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.” — 1 John 1:5 “If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” — 1 John 1:7 1 John opens with a simple, powerful foundation: God is light. Not “God has light,” not “God gives light,” but God is light—pure