Shining Through Areas of Darkness

UV 4294/10000 Shining Through Areas of Darkness Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. Isaiah 60 v 1 The call to arise comes to us as we are sitting in some areas of our lives in the darkness, the gross darkness of this world. Since the light of the world has come into our lives – Jesus Christ, we are to have no truck with darkness of this world- the evil brought on by sin and godlessness in this world. We are now restored to the glory of the Lord. We are to no longer dwell in hamartia or shortcoming. We are surrounded by the greatness of God. We are not to think, speak or do anything or desire anything that smacks of darkness or sin. Since we are part of the light, part of the solution, part of the way, the life and the resurrection, we have to stay apart or far from the darkness of this world. The light that has come into our lives is the personal knowledge of God, the knowledge of God as our Saviour, Redeemer, the God of Jacob or Israel. He is the Light by which we are able to see all things. He is the One who saves us from the darkness of this world. Darkness is therefore, synonymous with ignorance. We are freed from our ignorance. Knowledge is power and therefore, our new knowledge of God empowers us. The more knowledge of God we store in us, the more light or energy or power shines or radiates outward from our inner being. Both our influence and impact increases manifold in all the areas where we formerly dwelt in darkness. Since we belong to the Light, we have no excuse to continue in darkness. Hence, we need to keep examining our lives and see if any remnant of darkness remains in us, consciously or unconsciously and get progressively rid of it. The more we grow in the light, the further we go. The traces of ingrained darkness that remains in us needs to be first, identified in the light of His word, removed with the help of the Light. These areas of darkness might not just be wilful acts but could be disbelief in certain aspects of our faith. We need the help of the Holy Spirit to both identify these areas of darkness and to overcome it in His light.