Darkness
is the absence of light. This world was in darkness, so God decided to send a Light
into the world. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world” (John
8:12). Did you catch that? He’s the only person who brought the light of
God’s revelation to the entire world. We
celebrate the birth of Jesus because He is the Light of the world.
Darkness
is also the absence of life. People
are in darkness because they are excluded from the life of God. “Being darkened in their understanding, excluded
from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them” (Eph. 4:18).
“In (Jesus) was life, and the life was the light of men”
(John 1:4) Jesus came to earth to bring light (revelation of God’s truth) and (spiritual) life.
Why
do some people reject the Light and want to remain in darkness? Three reasons.
1. They don’t understand who Jesus is. “And the Light
shines in the darkness, and the
darkness did not comprehend it”
(John 1:5). Most people have heard of Jesus, but they don’t understand that He
was God in a human body and He came to earth to save them for their sins so
they can spend eternity with Him. This is why we need to share about Him to
others.
2. Their minds are made up
and are unwilling to change. Jesus said,
“I have come as Light into the
world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness” (John 12:46). When the
Pharisees saw Jesus performing miracles, they were unwilling to believe and
follow Him because their hearts were hard (Mark 3:5-6).
3. They love darkness because
their deeds are evil. Light drives out darkness. “The
Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness
rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil” (John 3:19). Jesus said, "I am the Light of the world; he who
follows Me will not walk in the darkness,
but will have the Light of life” (John 8:12). When you follow Jesus, you choose
to walk away from darkness (evil behavior) and your life will change. “For you were once in darkness, but now
you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light” (Eph. 5:8).
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