The life of the godly
is full of light. We live in a dark
world. No matter where you turn, there
is darkness. The ways of the world are
anti-God. There is nothing but an
anti-holy mindset. The world is lost and
has no clue how to find its way out of the darkness. On the other hand, the godly walk in the
light of God. They know who they are and
where they are going. They don’t have
any confusion about what their life is all about. They understand life in ways that the world
never can. They know the way to God
while the world is forever trying to figure it out. The godly have it altogether while the world
never does. The godly see life through
the lens of God’s Word while the world can only see what is right in their own
eyes.
The life of the godly
is full of joy. There is just something
about being right with God that causes one to be full of joy. The joy of the godly is not a giddy joy. It is the joy of knowing that the soul is
right with God. It is the knowledge that
if the Lord were to call us home today that we would be with Him tomorrow. It is knowing that God is real and all of His
promises are true. It is the affirmation
of soul that beyond this life there is eternal life with God in pure
holiness. It is the knowledge that we
are never alone in this life, that the Lord is always with us to help us, even
in the worst of times.
It is not so for the
sinner. Sin darkens the soul and mind of
man. There is a darkness that envelopes
the sinner that prevents the light from shining in. The sinner does not understand life from
God’s perspective or how he fits into it.
He has no hope for the future. He
believes that the only life there is, is the here and now. He sees himself as the only hope he has and
strives to make himself happy anyway he can.
He convinces himself that he is in control of his own destiny. He cannot comprehend life beyond death and if
he does, he fashions an understanding of it that assures him that he will be
alright in spite of the life he chooses to live. Sin darkens the soul and separates him from
God who is light.
Wise is he who chooses
to live a godly life where there is light and joy. Godliness is only found in a life fully
surrendered to Jesus Christ.
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