Walk In The Light

The Scriptures often refer to people who have turned their backs on God, deny His existence, and reject Him as blind. A thread that runs cover to cover in the account of God’s dealing with people is that those who reject absolute truth and biblical standards of thought, speech and lifestyle are in “darkness.” The Prophet Zechariah said the Messiah would “Give light to those who sit in darkness.” Luke 1:79 (NLT) The Apostle John used similar words describing Jesus’ arrival 2,000 years ago. “God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light.” John 3:19 (NLT) Jesus spoke to the Apostle Paul on the road to Damascus saying, “I am Jesus… I am sending you to the non-Jew to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light.” Acts 26:15-18 (NLT) Our modern culture describes those who no longer embrace God, absolute truth and biblical morality as “enlightened.” While it considers people who live as a disciple of Jesus in the “dark ages.” The mission of enlightened societies is to “enlighten” Jesus’ followers and the church, thus bringing them out of the “dark ages.” I find it interesting people that who “walk in the light as He Himself is in the light” are living in the “Dark Ages” while those who “love darkness more than the light” are considered “enlightened.” We live in an upside down, backwards, confused, unstable world that has drifted far from common sense! Paul describes those who reject God in the ancient world this way: “They knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.… Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.” Romans 1:21-28 (NLT) Media, entertainment, policy makers, activists of every sort, higher education, and sophisticated people will try to convince you that Jesus’ followers are living in the “dark ages.” Don’t believe their narrative and propaganda! Jesus taught, “Ignore them. They are blind guides leading the blind, and if one blind person guides another, they will both fall into a ditch.” Matthew 15:14 (NLT) The Apostle John told the 1st century believers: “This is the message we heard from Jesus and now declare to you: God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all. So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God but go on living in spiritual darkness; we are not practicing the truth. But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin.” 1 John 1:5-7 (NLT) Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 (NIV) Walk in the Light!