Darkness and Light
The Bible is full of allusions to darkness and light. Darkness represents evil or sin, and light represents good or righteousness. It is easy to see why this analogy is made. Jesus is the Light that came into this world, and He uses darkness and light to teach us about condemnation. (John 3:19) This is a very important lesson for all of us.
Light has come into this world. Jesus came into this dark world. Also, we have the word of God which shines the light of the Lord for all to see. Then, there are believers. We are the light of the world, as we reflect Jesus to others. The condemnation of God comes upon people, because those who walk in the darkness of this world have seen the light, but they rejected the light. They would rather stay in darkness because their deeds are evil. They do not want the light to expose their sins.
This is very ironic. If you have ever been in total darkness, it is very scary. The best thing that can happen is for you to get a glimpse of light. The natural impulse is to go to the light, so you will be able to see well, instead of stumbling in the darkness. The same is true spiritually. The light draws people to Jesus, but when they realize their sin, they retreat into the darkness, because they would rather have their sin than the righteousness of Christ.
As believers, we must continue to let our light shine to others, so that when one person turns from their sins and turns to Jesus the Lord in faith, we can rejoice with them and help them grow in the light of the Lord.
Tomorrow, I intend to read John 5-7.
Light has come into this world. Jesus came into this dark world. Also, we have the word of God which shines the light of the Lord for all to see. Then, there are believers. We are the light of the world, as we reflect Jesus to others. The condemnation of God comes upon people, because those who walk in the darkness of this world have seen the light, but they rejected the light. They would rather stay in darkness because their deeds are evil. They do not want the light to expose their sins.
This is very ironic. If you have ever been in total darkness, it is very scary. The best thing that can happen is for you to get a glimpse of light. The natural impulse is to go to the light, so you will be able to see well, instead of stumbling in the darkness. The same is true spiritually. The light draws people to Jesus, but when they realize their sin, they retreat into the darkness, because they would rather have their sin than the righteousness of Christ.
As believers, we must continue to let our light shine to others, so that when one person turns from their sins and turns to Jesus the Lord in faith, we can rejoice with them and help them grow in the light of the Lord.
Tomorrow, I intend to read John 5-7.