A Light In Darkness
Jesus is teaching Nicodemus we he says these often overlooked words “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.” John 3:19-21
If we are to be “like Christ” shouldn’t we be light as well? If we are light, shouldn’t we be around some darkness?
I think when we are living like we are called to live we will find there are those who are drawn to the light in us, but also those who are repelled from us. It makes our life much more simple to think that those who are looking for light will be drawn to us. But the problem becomes how does your light shine when you are around darkness. There are lots of lights, but when I think about being drawn to a light I think of a warm camp fire in the distance on a cold night. A light that draws you in out of the darkness… out of the cold. A relaxed feeling of hanging out around a camp fire, should be the relationship into which we call others.
How has your experience with Christians been? A warm light that drew you closer for investagation, or a flame that made you run away?
Let me know your thoughts, John Quinton
Revolution Church is a new church in Nacogdoches, Texas. We are now meeting for worship every Sunday night at 6pm at Tabu' Coffee (Come early and enjoy some of the best coffee in Nac.) Tabu' is located at 2111 North St. at the corner of North and College Streets in Nacogdoches. We are excited that God has provided us a very public and open venue for our church.