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Without
light, man cannot see. We can’t see what lies in our path, or our hand in front
of our face. Neither can we see God, or into His spiritual realm.
Jesus
speaks to us, as He spoke to His disciples when He says, “You are the light of
the world.” (Matthew 5:13 (NKJV) But, before we could have that light, He
announced, “I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but have the light of life.” (John 8:12 NKJV) He then went on to say,
“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” (John 9:5 NKJV)
Through His death, burial and resurrection we’ve become the light of the world
when He lives inside of us.
If
the world cannot see God it’s not because they’re walking around with their
eyes closed. They have their eyes wide open. The day I walked through the Cave
of the Winds here in Colorado Springs, and the day I explored the Carlsbad
Caverns in New Mexico, each tour guide turned off the lights when we reached
the deepest point he could take us. Scary? Yes. Praise God, the lights were
only off momentarily. But, in that moment or two of complete and utter darkness,
you could hear folks moving around, perhaps feeling edgy, or perhaps to startle
the rest of us. I was paralyzed, sure that if I moved, I’d trip and fall. I
couldn’t see my hand in front of my face. It took my breath away. It was
exciting, only because I could anticipate the second the lights came back on.
My eyes were wide open, but I could not see a thing. The longer the light
remained off, the more paranoid I became that something evil might happen in
the darkness, like in a whodunit movie. Relief flooded over me when I could
once again see.
No,
most every lost soul roaming the Earth has their eyes wide open, and whether
they realize it or not, they’re searching for answers. But, until the light of
God is shed on their path, they’ll continue to walk in darkness, not seeing all
the incredible things around them. They may become delusional from paranoia, or
they may just accept that darkness is all there is to walk in. Like the blind,
they begin to perceive things with their other senses, and not always as they
really are. Some reach into the spiritual realm, feeling their way around and
not recognizing the God that was and is and is to come; their own Creator.
While
Jesus walked the Earth draped in flesh, He was the Light of the world. But, now
He’s entrusted that Light to each of His followers, sending us out into the
world to shine! If the world can’t see God, it’s because we’re hiding our light
under a bushel. We have no one to blame the darkness on but ourselves; the
darker the darkness, the brighter the light shines. It’s time to shine!
I’ve
heard it said that the “sin of the desert, is to know where the water is and
not tell.” How much greater is the sin of man to know the Truth, to walk in the
Light – and keep it a secret?
Has
our enemy put so many distractions in front of us, that we forget to shine or
place that priority on a back burner? What is our Great Commission?
“And Jesus came and spoke to them,
saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go
therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end
of the age.” Amen. – Matthew 28:18-20 (NKJV)
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