No Darkness at All
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:4-5) This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5)
Many years ago, as a teenager I went with my church youth group on a hayride. Before the hayride, we were given the option of going through a dark maze that was at the base of an old barn. You had to go through the maze on your belly in the complete dark.
30 seconds too late I realized I was claustrophobic. I felt like I couldn’t breathe because the space seemed so small. I was holding the ankles of the person in front of me like my life depended on it.
It was so dark that it didn’t matter if my eyes were open or closed. There wasn’t a hint of light anywhere. It was completely and totally dark.
I was silently panicking. How cool would I look if I began to scream and cry hysterically? Between the complete darkness and the small, confining space, I was horrified. I have never craved light as much as I did that night.
After what seemed like an eternity…probably about 15 minutes…we finally made it out alive. I don’t think I was ever so happy to see the light of day. When I say the light of day, I mean evening moonlight and a few surrounding lamp posts. Any light was welcome no matter how small and insignificant. It may as well have been daylight with how drawn I was to existing light around me.
As I was recalling this story, it reminded me of the brightest shining light of all…My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I crave His light as I craved the light in that maze all those years ago. In Him there is no darkness at all. Because I have given Him my life, that means I never have to be in the dark. His light shines in darkness, and that means His light lives in me and I shine in darkness as well. My heart’s desire is for everyone around me to see His light. I hope and pray others can see the light of Jesus living in me.
May we as Christians be the Light in this world that is so dark. I pray that the world would crave His light so much, that we can show them Jesus…the only one who can satisfy the craving.
In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:4-5) This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. (1 John 1:5)