LIGHT & DARKNESS

It’s interesting … light … darkness … from the very beginning existed conflict between the two. One sided, without a doubt. Darkness doing all the battling. Light’s very presence vanquishes battle, for Light can’t be fought against. Light’s mere presence casts out darkness … darkness in the universe … darkness in the soul, in the heart of man. Light can’t be vanquished, can’t be subdued, can’t be contained. It remains a ‘revealer.’ A revealer of intents. A revealer of the human condition. A revealer of all that is not light. While darkness attempts to disguise, light lays bare. Light is Truth. Darkness? Every lie conceived while attempting to disguise itself as ‘light.’

Is it any wonder that Satan couldn’t remain in the Kingdom where Light reigned? Thus, the utter irony. Refusing to dwell in Light, to abide with Light, to be consumed by Light, Satan disguises himself as the angel of light.

John the apostle reveals that God is Light, and that in God there is no darkness at all. Darkness, therefore, in all its varying degrees, is the antithesis of God.



Almighty God, strewn throughout this clay, seeds of darkness reside ... each one, at emnity with You. May Your Word be a cleansing spotlight within my life, revealing each speck that hides a pure reflection of You. Cleanse me, that Your light may shine brightly, within and without my life. Amen!