LIGHT: HATE IT OR LEAVE IT

 

LIGHT: HATE IT OR LEAVE IT

John 3:20-21 "They hate the light because they want to sin in the darkness. They stay away from the light for fear their sins will be exposed and they will be punished. But those who do what is right come to the light gladly, so everyone can see that they are doing what God wants." NLT

When you are living in sin you do not want your sins to be exposed. We instinctively know right from wrong and try to hide or cover-up our wrongs. We find a lot of ways to do it. We may do our sinning behind closed doors where no one can see us. We may do it with a group of people so that our sinning will not stand out.

We may condition our minds to think that what we are doing is not sinning. We may condition our souls so that sinning becomes a natural part of who we are and no longer an issue with us. We may learn to convince ourselves that sinning does not matter since God is not who He is claimed to be by the Scriptures. We can find a lot of ways to hide in the darkness so that our sins will not be exposed.

When you live in the darkness you want to stay there. You don't want to know that what you are doing or thinking is sinful. You want t,o dismiss from your thinking altogether that what you are doing has consequences. You will find ways to justify yourself and not face up to the truth.

But, let me be very clear about this; by not accepting the truth, you are rejecting it. There is no middle ground here. Either you are living in the darkness or you are living in the light. You can't have it both ways.

If you are living in the light, you are gladly seeking to do what God wants you to do. You are not seeking to justify sin in your life; you are seeking to gain victory over it in order to please God. Period. Your heart is bent towards God, and when you do sin, you are plagued with guilt, shame, and remorse. Abide in Christ and darkness will not overshadow your soul.