Thy word is a lamp unto my feet,

and a light unto my path. Ps 119:105

So how about you?

Are you walking in the light or in the dark?

This world lies in darkness of sin.  People go about their everyday lives familiar with the dark and do not notice the sin in their lives.  In the dark one doesn't see ahead very well and they have no idea the future terror that awaits them.

Jesus is the Light of men. He has shined into this world to bring men out of darkness into His light, but unfortunately men often reject that Light.

Have you ever been in a dark room and someone suddenly turned on the light? It hurts your eyes. When God shines the light of HIS WORD into our lives and it shows us our sin, it hurts.

Many people rather than deal with the sin, reject the Light. People reject God's Word, and they reject the Lord Jesus Christ. John 3:19 says, "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

Don't reject the Light. Walking in the light is a whole lot less dangerous than walking in the dark.  We are all in sin. We have all been in that darkness in our life. If we stay in that darkness we will end up in the lake of fire. The Lord talks about those who will be "cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth." In Jude it talks about those, "to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever." 

Maybe you are saying, "But I thought you said lost sinners would end up in a lake of fire, fire is bright." Even on the U.S.  Fire Administration page they have these statements "Fire isn't bright, it's pitch black. Fire starts bright, but quickly produces black smoke and complete darkness" Every person who rejects the Light of Jesus Christ and chooses to remain the dark of sin, will end up in the darkness of the lake of fire for eternity. Revelation 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

The good news is no one has to stay in the dark. John 8:12,  "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." That is why Jesus came to this earth. John 12:46 "I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness."

God loves us and does not want us to be separated from Him for eternity in the lake of fire. Jesus, who is God in the flesh, laid aside the glory He had in Heaven and took on the form of a man, by being born into this world through a virgin. He never sinned. The Bible tells us the wages of sin is death -meaning the eternal spiritual death in the lake of fire (Rev 20:14) Since Jesus never sinned He did not have to die. He died on the cross for our sin. He took our punishment for us. Everything we would suffer in Hell, Jesus suffered on the cross. He was in agony, He thirsted, He was in darkness, He knew separation from God the Father. Jesus suffered all of that for us. He shed His blood so that our sin that separates us from God (Is 59:2) could be removed. Only blood can bring remission of sin (Heb 9:22) so Jesus shed His blood to wash away our sin. 1 John 1:7 says, "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."

Jesus died for us, but then He also arose physically from the grave 3 days later in victory - Victory over sin, death, the grave, over darkness and over Hell. He wants to save you right now. He did all the work necessary for salvation. He wants you to believe Him, He wants you to believe the light of His word that He is shining into your life right now. He wants you to repent and turn from your sin and darkness and come to Him as your Lord and Saviour.

There is a battle going on for you. Satan wants to keep you in the dark. He will make you want to run from the Light. The Bible warns, "In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them." (2 Cor 4:4) Sometimes satan will use love of sin to blind you to the light, sometimes, he will use religion or moral good works to blind you to the fact your can not save yourself.

Don't let satan win. Don't turn a blind eye to the light of God's Word. Listen and believe Him. Repent of your sins and your way, trust Jesus as your Lord and Saviour - let Him be the Light in your life.