Flip The Switch

There is an old story that tells of hungry man who sat down to eat a bowl of dates by candle light. Taking a bite out of the first date he found a worm in it, so he pitched it aside and selected another. He took a bite of another date, and it too, contained a worm. So, the man tossed this date away as well. So worried was he that all of the dates contained worms, the hungry man blew out the candle and quickly ate the rest of the dates. What is the life application of this parable? People often choose to live in the darkness, in denial, rather than in the reality that light brings.

The Bible says in 1 John 1:5-7: “This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.”

Without question the Bible assures us that God is light. That’s a good thing!  God is light in that He is holy and pure.  As the book of James announces, He is the “Father of lights”…in whom there is no variation, darkness or shifting shadow.  Early on in the Biblical account, God separates light from darkness.  He calls the light “good.”  
 
Throughout the Bible, darkness is not a good thing. On the cross, during the middle of the day, darkness encompassed the earth, representing the desolation of the power of sin that Jesus was conquering.  Darkness is always a symbol of impurity, ignorance, lost-ness and evil.  Now, that should be a clue to us about how we should live.  We are called by God to live in the light.  We are to live in the light of Jesus, choosing to embrace truth, openness, forgiveness, courage and humility.  Although we may try to hide from the exposure that God’s light brings to the darkness in our lives, it is light that brings healing.  You know that there are areas of your life where God wants to shine.  So, why don’t you pray that you can live in His light?  Don’t hide out in darkness! Flip the switch! Let God turn on His light in and through you!

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