I am not a fan of short days and long nights. I prefer not to watch the news due to my tendencies towards fear. As a mother of children still at home, it is hard for me to see the darkness creeping in and not feel worry for the future. As the days get colder and dimmer, I fight the urge to focus on the enclosing night. I peer out, and the dark seems so deep and impenetrable.
How easy it would be to simply close my curtains, turn on the lights, start a fire, and snuggle up in the safety of my well-lit home.
Darkness brings with it fear of the unknown. What is lurking around this corner? What is beyond my line of sight? No wonder so many Worship songs speak of the Light overcoming the dark. How quickly I lose sight and need to be reminded of who my God is and who I am in Him. My heart cries out to be reminded.
As my eyes strain to see through the dark, I hear the gentle whisper of my Jesus friend as He invites me to come and sit with Him, to abide, to trust. He reminds me darkness can not be overcome by more darkness.
Weapons or words cannot chase it away. The only thing strong enough to defeat the darkness is light. Turn on the light in a room, and the darkness runs. Even tiny bulbs on a strand of Christmas lights can light my whole living room. One candle can give off enough light to eat by.
But the light we have been given is no tiny Christmas bulb. It is a darkness-destroying, night-shattering light. It is brilliant, exploding with power and surging with victory. In this Light, there is no shadow, shift, or variation.
Dear brothers and sisters, the Light stepped into the darkness, and the darkness could not overcome it! Our Heavenly Father is the Father of light in whom there is no changing. Jesus said if we are in Him, He is in us, and we are one.
The darkness has no claim on Jesus; it has no place in Him. Jesus is the light of the world. His very presence chases away the darkness. Children of God, we were once lost in darkness but are now children of the Light. May we stay in the vine, the Light of the World, and watch Him dispel the darkness. May we watch it flee.
Our job as Christ-bearers is not to dispel the darkness but to be the light.
4 Responses
You are a precious light, Stephanie. You have a wonderful way with words and narratives. Loved this article your story. May you be blessed as you share the love of Christ. A beautiful family!
Geri
Geri, thank you. You have always been such an encouragement. Your love and light for Jesus have helped guide me on more than one occasion. You are a true blessing from the Father.