LIGHT AND DARKNESS
"And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world,
and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.”
John 3:19
Here the word judgment has the sense of condemnation, the
verdict and sentence against men, and so the principle is revealed upon which
men are judged. It is always that of the coming of light, and the opportunity
which it creates. The coming of Christ was the coming of light. In Him we know
the truth about God, and about ourselves. Truth Himself, a person. Thus in Him
we know the truth about our relationship to God, and what our life ought to be.
The special truth about God revealed in Him, is that of the Divine love, which
makes possible, at infinite cost, the healing and restoration of those who have
sinned and failed to realize the meaning of their own lives. That is the burden
of the context. If men refuse to avail themselves of this Divine grace, they are
by that refusal declining to walk in the light, and so are condemned. The
reason why men love darkness is that they desire the things which the light
condemns. Here is the mystery of lawlessness. Lawlessness, which does not mean
being without law, but being in revolt against law. And we have in our
government utter disregard for our constitution and the bill of rights. And
this from those who represent us. Does that reveal what they think of their
people they represent? It knows that the things of darkness are things of
destruction, and yet for the momentary experience it deliberately rejects the
things of light which are the things of life. And here each soul stands alone.
The light is shining. Shall we come to it and walk in it? Or shall we shun it and
walk in darkness? The choice is personal. But the verdict is already found.
Upon our answer depends whether we are condemned or justified. This verse tells
us our nation and its leadership is condemned even though they do not believe
either God or His Son Who is Truth Himself. They live the lie and take the
country to destruction.
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