"This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the
world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were
evil. For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the
Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But he who practices the truth
comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought
in God." - John 3:19-21
There are some things that just don’t like the light– at the
top of the list are these four things: One cockroaches. Two, rats. Three,
teenagers making out in a dark room, when a parent comes in and turns on the
light. And four, a thief in the night. None of those four like the light. Why?
Because the light says, “You’re up to no good!” So, obviously, there’s a
tendency for roaches, rats, smooching teenagers, and thieves in the night to
run for cover when the light comes on. They don’t want their deeds exposed.
Really, this is true for all of us. The closer we get to the
Light, the more our sins are exposed. The closer a person is to Christ, the
more aware they are of their sinfulness. The further a person is from Christ,
the more unaware they are of their sinfulness and they tend to think that
they’re basically pretty good people. So, when the Light exposes who they
really are, they prefer to flee toward the darkness.
But there is good news in all of this. John 1:9 says, “There
was the true light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.” And 1
John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us
our sins, and to cleanse us of all unrighteousness.” In other words, in Jesus,
we are made clean – we don’t have to fear exposure. He is the Light that leads
us into righteous living.
Right From the Heart is one of my devotions that I read and this particular one really stood out to me. Those who are actively sinning and don't want to change their ways cannot stand in the light of God, He burns them not because He is mean but because they are unwilling to let go of their sin, and it is the sin they are clasping on to that burns them so they need to flee into the dark.
I have had the chance on many occasions to witness to those who are walking in sin and Scripture will shut them down every time. Who can argue with God? No one. His Words are living and active and they will either convict a person of the wrong they are doing and they will repent or that person will leave for the light that is shining on them they cannot tolerate for it exposes the evil that they choose not to let go of.
Blessings,
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