This morning during my quiet time I was reading in John about Nicodemus questioning Jesus about salvation and being "born again". It was interesting to me because Nicodemus, a Jewish rabbi, knew that Jesus was sent by God but he was puzzled by how to come to salvation. However, this passage really stood out to me as I was reading:
18 “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son. 19 And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. 20 All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. 21 But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.” (New Living Translation)
My mind started to process this scripture and I had to ask myself a question..."Am I afraid of the dark?" The answer for me is NO! Actually I like the dark and I am quite comfortable there. I sleep best when it is dark. When the days get shorter and there is less light, I stay home more and go to bed earlier. I am very comfortable in the dark.
On the other hand, do I like the light? Yes, I love it. However, sometimes I would prefer dark (or dimly light). Darkness sometimes hides my flaws to others ... say, a blemish on the face or gray roots under my highlights (yes, it is true--I am not a natural blonde though should have been!)
So today I am asking myself and anyone else in blog-land reading this... are you afraid of the dark or are you comfortable there? Is sin keeping you in the dark? I think that often as Believers we find ourselves in a dark place but it is comfortable. To come to the light would be exposing our faults and our weaknesses. However, God is there in the warm light waiting to embrace and forgive us and ready to make His Light Shine through us... if we will just step out of the dark. Think about that!
