No more darkness!

Darkness is not nice. It is, well, dark. So Paul says, put that behind you and come into the light.

“You, however, did not come to know Christ that way. Surely you heard of him and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.” (Ephesians 4:20-24, NIV)

What do you do with that old, icky, dark life of yours? You put off your old self. You shed it like a winter coat when you come in out of the cold. You slough it off like so much dirt washed away in the shower.

“No more darkness!”

You have to come to the place you can say that or you’re not going to be free. You have to hate the darkness and love the light or the darkness will remain.

Darkness flees the moment you believe on Jesus for your salvation. You are made righteous when you believe. You put off darkness and are made new. You put on the light. I guess more accurately, God does all this in you, but it’s done when you believe.

Darkness, then, from the day of your salvation, is held at bay as you morning after morning after morning put off the old self. It is overwhelmed by the light as you consistently, every afternoon, submit your will to God’s. It is sent packing as you follow Jesus every night.

What we talked about last week. Repenting. Submitting to God’s rule. Obeying his commands. All that applies again this week.

When darkness threatens to creep back in, turn around. When you sin, turn away from it. Turn to God for help. The Father will lovingly run to you. He will embrace you and celebrate your return.

Darkness is not better than light. Light is good. In the light is the best place to be. It’s there that you find what you’re really looking for.

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