We lost our way. That's an obvious fact. We fell into addiction and a destructive lifestyle. We hid in dark and isolated places. Sometimes that was in dark corners and streets, but even if it was under bright lights, we were still lost in dark places in our minds and hearts. We were lost in darkness and powerless to find a way to the light. Who can show us the way out of darkness into the light? Jesus says He is the light and if we follow Him, we won’t have to walk in darkness but will have the light that gives life.
Darkness is not a thing of itself. Darkness is the absence of light. In pioneer days people lit a candle, put a glass orb around it, and the light spread out across the room. When we invite God to come and live in us, He is the light within that reflects brightness to those around us. As others see us living before them in the light of God’s love, they will be drawn to that light. Darkness in our hearts and in our circumstances must give way to the light of Christ as surely as darkness leaves a room when we flip a switch and turn on a light.
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. (Romans 8:11 NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for seeing me when I was lost in darkness and for sending Jesus to be the light to show me the way to life with You. I surrender myself to You and choose to follow Your plan for my life. I ask for Your Holy Spirit to empower me to do Your will and be a light to those who are around me. Amen
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