Do you ever feel like you walk every day in darkness? There are some places where the darkness is almost palpable. Those who live or served or visited Ireland to minister for an extended period know what I am talking about. This has been a dark land for centuries and it continues today. Sometimes the darkness can be suffocating.
But the whole world is trapped in the darkness of sin. If you have any doubt all you have to do is open your news feed or watch the television or maybe even read the newspaper. The evidence of darkness is everywhere. I just saw a story on the news last night that a man in Ireland had been convicted of repeatedly raping his son from the time the child was 6 years old. I saw a story from the States where a couple had chained children to posts in their garden. While these stories may be extreme they point out the depths to which darkness can go.
David knew about darkness as well. He also knew that there was a light in that darkness. ‘The Lord is my lamp’ he said, ‘He will give light in the darkness.’ It seems like the more dependent we become on society the worse it gets. It is obvious that the light in not in religion. Religion has often only increased the darkness. It is a personal relationship with God Himself that brings light into the darkness. As we walk in His light we reflect that light to the world around us and we shine as lights no matter how dark the darkness. In fact, the darker the darkness the more impact our light has.
We have the light. Let's walk in it and guide the world out of darkness.
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