Redeeming Light!

"But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin" (1 John 1:7).

Light exposes things for all to see. When most of us get out of bed, one of the first things we do is to turn on a light. This is especially true if there are no "night lights" used in a home. Why do we turn on the light? Even though we may be familiar with the placement of where things are, we still do not wish to experience bumping into things--just in case we misjudged the distance or placement. When we bump into furniture--we sometimes end up with bruises or excruciating pain. Unless we are addicted to feeling pain, none of us wants to deliberately cause ourselves pain.

God is Light. He exposes those things that are done in darkness and most acts of sin are done in "darkness" (lack of knowledge or when people attempt to hide). The enemy loves to cloak his influence in darkness--hidden truth from those he uses--and then laughs at those he uses when their deeds are exposed--uncovered for all to see. Truth and Light are synonymous. Lies are darkness are synonymous. When Light comes into a situation, darkness is dispelled and all that has been done is exposed under the Light.

All of the things that people do that are wrong--they have usually lied about, conducted the deed under cover of manipulation or deception, and thought they would never be exposed. They have been deceived--either by someone else or they have deceived themselves. When people think their wrong doing will never be exposed, they deceive themselves. This is how many politicians have been exposed--their arrogance--pride in themselves and thinking they are above reproach--has led them to being exposed for all the world to see--in the light of day. When children get into trouble because they had done something they knew was wrong, they thought they could get away with it so they lied about the deed. When husbands cheat on their wives, they started out lying and the lie was exposed. When wives cheat on their husbands, their lies are exposed.

Lies--to commit those things we are ashamed of and think we can hide them--leaves us in darkness. Truth--that operates in the light of day and every situation--leaves us open for inspection by all with nothing to hide. "But if we walk in the light (always telling truth), we can have fellowship (be in harmony with others)" and never have to worry about being exposed or hiding anything or lying about what we do. If we walk in darkness, thinking we will get away with what we do, we will be exposed by the light.  When we confess our sin (any wrong doing) to God, He is faithful and just to forgive us, but we never escape the consequences of those actions committed in darkness. God's forgiveness does not negate consequences.

Which will it be for you? Will you walk in the light or stay in the dark? Remember, what we do in the dark can lead to pain--being bruised and scarred for life. Allow the Light to come into your life and laugh at the devil when he and his deeds are exposed.