John 12:44-46, "Then Jesus cried out, 'When a man believes in Me, he does not believe in Me only, but in the One who sent Me. When he looks at Me, he sees the One who sent Me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should stay in darkness.'"
If Jesus is the light of the world, then what are we loving when we are loving the darkness? There are constantly new movies coming out that have a theme of darkness. There are books that we let our young girls read that encourage them to give themselves over to darkness. Our culture is obsessed with the darkness. Our physical desires change when the darkness comes, for that is when we believe that our desire is hidden. We go out after dark and party, then we sleep all day. We have a tendency to think that there is beauty in darkness and we believe there is comfort in pain. If you think that you have never loved darkness, don't deceive yourself. Look back across the path of your life and see where the truth lays. Look back and see where you have loved the darkness and where you are still drawn to it today. If there is always drama in your life, then there may be a reason. If you are constantly fighting and there is constant strife in your life, then there is a good chance you are hanging on to the darkness, instead of the light. I am going to use insects here to demonstrate a point on how we are with light and life.
Have you ever wondered why some insects are drawn to the light on your front porch? There are some insects that use light as there guide at night. So, when they see your front porch light they become confused and start trying to follow that light in order to find their way in the darkness. Some insects are still attracted to the artificial light even after the natural light source is given. Some scientists believe that this attraction may not be for the light at all, but for the darker areas that surround that light. Other insects are instantly repelled by any light and will run as soon as a light is turned on.
The example of the insects can be a good illustration on the light that we are seeking, or that we are running away from. Are we allowing the natural light of Christ to guide us? Can we distinguish between true light and the imitation given by others. Are we like the cockroach and really repelled by the light? Do we fool ourselves into still believing a certain thing even after the truth has been revealed to us?
Proverbs 4:18-19, "The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day. But the way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble." Can you see the path with which you are following? Do you know how to love the light? Have you been fooled into believing that the darkness is beautiful?
Oswald Chambers, "To have a master and teacher is not the same thing as being mastered and taught. Having a master and teacher means that there is someone who knows me better than I know myself, who is closer than a friend, and who understands the remotest depths of my heart and is able to satisfy them fully. It means having someone who has made me secure in the knowledge that he has met and solved all the doubts, uncertainties, and problems in my mind... Our Lord never takes measures to make me do what He wants. Sometimes I wish God would master and control me to make me do what He wants, but He will not. And at other times I wish He would leave me alone, and He does not. 'You call Me Teacher and Lord...'— but is He? Teacher, Master, and Lord have little place in our vocabulary. We prefer the words Savior, Sanctifier, and Healer. The only word that truly describes the experience of being mastered is love, and we know little about love as God reveals it in His Word. The way we use the word obey is proof of this. In the Bible, obedience is based on a relationship between equals; for example, that of a son with his father. Our Lord was not simply God’s servant— He was His Son. '...though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience...' (Hebrews 5:8)."
Do we walk in the light as He is in the light? Do we love Him and serve Him because He is our Master, our Lord? Can we find Him when there are so many other distractions in this life lying to us, confusing us on what is really attractive?
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So then how can one find a difference in real light and artificial light?
Can you tell a difference in the light that you see outside and the light used to light your dorm room? Explain to me what makes them different...Or, the lights that light Los Vegas and the difference between that light and a sunset over the Grand Canyon... Which one is more spectacular? Why?
Yes I see that light in the dorm room is less grand and magnificent as the light outside because it is nature and what you eyes are made to see . But have you ever noticed that when your stuck in the dark you want a flashlight. You don't mind that its artificial because either way it is light. That finally you can see.
Go to True Light.... then lets visit more ;)
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