In the Dark

Some people are in the dark, they just don't get it. Over and over in the Word of God sin is identified with darkness. Yet so many people refuse to acknowledge even the existance of sin in the world, much less in their own lives. So, in a very real spiritual sense, they are in the dark.

Most Christians would agree that Satan is the great promoter of sin. He is the prince of darkness and the external cause of sin within the world we live. However, the internal cause of sin is the natural darkness of our souls, a consequence of the Fall and the sin nature that came with our decent into darkness. The darkness of our condition continues to lead us deeper into sin.

Many today have grown accustomed to this darkness, even prefering it. People who choose to walk in darkness shun the light. To a sinner, one in darkness, the light of truth is blinding and confusing. In John 1:5 we read, "The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it." Here John is refering to Jesus Christ, the Light of the World, who came to shine the light of truth on the darkness of our condition. God has also given his Spirit to illumiate and expose the sin in our lives. But many today still prefer darkness to light.

Those who reside in darkness have no power of their own to resist sin. They are blinded by their condition and do not have the ability to see clearly. They live in fear, whether they choose to admit this or not, because they fear a hopless eternity.

Yet there is hope for everyone because Christ died for all and, as the Scriptures remind us, the darkness can not over come the light.

So today take the opportunities God gives you and mirror his light in a world of darkness. Be an example for those around you. Let them know that you, too, once shunned the light for darkness. But because of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, you now understand the light.

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