In 2002, a camera crew went to a major city and followed several individuals at their jobs for a week. The distinction was that all of these individuals worked at night. The result was a documentary entitled, “By Night.” Its purpose was to demonstrate how the nighttime world of a major city is very different from its daytime counterpart. “By Night” is a sobering film. It’s sobering because it highlights how people often behave very differently when they know they are cloaked in the darkness of night. The film records how they frequently say and do things in the cover of night that they would never say or do in the light of day. In this life, the devil does everything he can to convince us that it’s still nighttime—that we still belong to the darkness. It might be the darkness of guilt, the darkness of bad memories, the darkness of fear, the darkness of grief, isolation, despair. He does this because he knows that if he can persuade us that we still belong to the night, then we’ll think less and less about the Light of the World. As some of you read these words, does it feel like nighttime? Does it feel as if all the disappointments and heartaches and regrets in your life have covered you like a shroud? If you feel that way, remember 1 Thessalonians 5:5; You don’t belong to the night. Not anymore. The Light of the World, Jesus Christ, has pierced the darkness. He has pierced your darkness. His blood has cleansed you. His holiness covers you. The Holy Spirit has brought you into the warm, comforting light of his presence. And that is where you remain. Satan will always work to make you believe it’s nighttime in your life. It isn’t. Jesus has come. Daylight has arrived. The darkness is gone. Lord Jesus, you are the Light. When it feels as though it’s nighttime in our lives, refresh us with the wonderful truth that you are here, that all is well. Amen.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:44:53 +0000
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