Darkness

Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the Light which is Life John 8:12 AMPC.

Do you know if you are in darkness? Can you see in the dark? When I worked for the Department of Justice many years ago, I got the opportunity to go into what was called a “dark room.” The private investigator gave me special goggles that would allow me to see in the dark. While listening to my Bible app read the book of Acts I came across the 23rd chapter where Paul was defending himself to the Sanhedrin, which consisted of Sadducees and Pharisees. As he was sharing with them about Jesus, they became angry and wanted to kill him. They were so focused on defending what they believed to be the light that they did not realize they were in darkness. They thought they were in the light.

My friend and I were having a conservation about her trip to South Africa. While in South Africa they got the opportunity to go on a Safari. She said that while they were out on the Safari they spent the night and all around them was pitch black. All of a sudden, she  and her husband noticed that there were these big bright beautiful lights. At first, she did not recognize them but instantly realized they were stars. She said they appeared so close that she felt like she could touch them.

As we continued our discussion about the stars we reflected on how much light is in the city. There is so much artificial light in the city that we can hardly see the darkness. It is the same way with many Christians; we attend church every Sunday, sing in the choir, serve at the greeting table and follow all the laws and rules of the Word, but are we living in darkness? The activities in the church are good but they can become artificial lights that make us believe we are saved. Scripture says, The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it (John 1:5). 

The way to avoid being deceived by artificial light is to have a relationship with Christ and not with the activities. Although Christ called us to be his disciples, his first command was to Love the Lord our God with all our heart with all our soul and with all of our mind (Matthew 22:37). And The second command Love our neighbor as yourselves (Matthew 22:39). The key to recognizing darkness is to apply these scriptures. If we make love our focus we will never miss the light or walk in darkness!

Affirmations: Matthew 10:20; Luke 24:32; Ephesians 6:19, Isaiah 55:11

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