As I sat this morning in the small glow from our Christmas village soon to be taken down for another year, the balance of our apartment was dark. The pictures of our daughter and the Christian decor were covered by this heavy darkness and the light from my laptop screen seemed brighter because the darkness was complete. As it has happened every day since creation, God brought forth the sun for light to our eyes and warmth to our day. As a child, I ran from the darkened halls of my parent's house when I would get dressed for bed. Forgetting to say good night, I would race through the dark tunneled hallway to the living room and light. I could have turned on the switch by my bedroom, but the fear of the darkness removed reason from a six year old.
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. (John 3:19-20 NIV)
Has anyone ever seen a bar at nighttime with the lights turned up? The answer is no. Many of us remember the name, Studio 54. This famous New York disco of the 70's and 80's was famous for
the "beautiful" people hand selected to enter into the world of drugs, drink, and debauchery. Within the walls of Studio 54, the creators of the venue walked in darkness stealing millions of dollars and eventually spending time in prison for their crime. Man loves the darkness because he thinks he can hide his deeds. As children of God we need to act like children: we need to run from the darkness toward the light. In the light there is my heavenly DAD where there is no darkness. Not a bad place to be for a child afraid of the dark.
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. (1 John 1:5-6 NIV)
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. (John 3:19-20 NIV)
Has anyone ever seen a bar at nighttime with the lights turned up? The answer is no. Many of us remember the name, Studio 54. This famous New York disco of the 70's and 80's was famous for
the "beautiful" people hand selected to enter into the world of drugs, drink, and debauchery. Within the walls of Studio 54, the creators of the venue walked in darkness stealing millions of dollars and eventually spending time in prison for their crime. Man loves the darkness because he thinks he can hide his deeds. As children of God we need to act like children: we need to run from the darkness toward the light. In the light there is my heavenly DAD where there is no darkness. Not a bad place to be for a child afraid of the dark.
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. (1 John 1:5-6 NIV)
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