Living in Light

Day 27- Living in Light

JHN 3:20-21 NIV

Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

Indeed, the extract above rings true in our generation today. We have mastered the art of walking and working in darkness, while convincing ourselves that we are not too far away from the light. We have learnt to silence or ignore the voice of our conscience, while telling ourselves that 'It doesn't matter'. The more you live in darkness, the more light becomes strange. I have noticed that the standard is not based on what we think but on what God says. As long as you cannot hold your deeds, thoughts and lives before the light, then it means you are comfortable with darkness.

It is not about what you tell yourself is right; the standard has been laid out by God and if anyone will make an impact, he can only do so according to the standard God has already laid out. Sometimes, it is good to ask yourself: If I knew that Jesus was physically standing beside me, and I know that he is God, would I still do what I am about to do? The disciples in Antioch did not call themselves Christians; their neighbours and friends looked at what they did, how thy talked and how they lived, and they knew that something was different about these disciples. If your present life is not bringing glory or pointing to God, then your life may still be in darkness.

What you don't have, you cannot give. A man who is in darkness will keep running away from the light, while the man who is in the light will keep himself from all the works of darkness. The two cannot co-exist; you cannot have a hand in both. You are either in the light or in darkness. You cannot sit on the fence between both, because there is no middle ground.

As you go out today, work out your allegiances and priorities. Where do you stand? What are your interests? What are your pursuits? The answers to these questions will give you an idea of where you stand: either in light with God or with the devil in darkness. A warning though: both have eternal consequences. No earthly life was created to live forever in this human form; we were created for eternity, and our lives here and now are the preparations for our eternal home. Where will you spend yours? Decide today, for his time of favour is here.

PRAYER- Lord, help me decide for you. Keep me in the light of your Word, so that everything I do, say or think will bring glory to your name. Amen.