Sharing with Pastor Dapo Adeniyi
Light in the midst of darkness
By contrast the whole world lieth in darkness.
By this contrast we can see clearly why there is an epic struggle between the light and the darkness.
The light is destined and called to undo the darkness.
We are also informed by God’s word that the darkness that is in the world will grow (Is. 60:2)
“Behold the darkness shall cover the earth and gross darkness the people…”.
Isaiah also gives us to understand that darkness, especially gross darkness, is an opportunity for the light to shine.
To shine can also mean to grow in influence.
Let’s quickly examine the things that happen even as the darkness in the world grows.
Fear will grow.
The hearts of men will fail them.
Wickedness rules in the midst of darkness and wickedness will grow.
Sin is convenient in the midst of darkness and sin will also grow.
As sin grows, sin will become more fashionable and godliness will appear and sound obsolete.
Uncertainty is also an attribute of darkness and uncertainty will grow too.
Everything men leaned upon for support will give way.
No one needs to stretch his or her imagination to see all these happening in our world today.
The Lord however promises to rise on His people and His glory on them shall be seen.
Another lesson I want us to learn is that, true light evolves in order to gain more power.
John 1 alone defines the true light in two ways.
Number 1, it has life v4
Jesus the light of God is life and that is why He is the light of all men.
Number 2, it is the marvelous light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
And true light spreads.
As it passes from age to age, it grows in power because it evolves with the time.
Light went from roaring naked fire to candlelights.
Quiet but lively candlelights are dangerous to darkness.
It is shared fast.
Light also went from candlelight to electric bulbs.
Today, electric energy can be generated through nuclear power.
The dispensation of church communications must change even as our own city evolves.
We may not be able to paste posters on walls any longer but we can post them on the walls of facebook.
As the potentials of light grows in a dark world, the conspiracy to put out the light in the midst of darkness grows too. John 1:5
One of many ways in which darkness tries to overpower the light is by the spread of demonic doctrines.
One of the most injurious to faith are the lies about fellowship relationships.
Also modern day failures of marriages did not come out of a void.
There are demonic influences on modern culture which snuff
out traditional notions of commitment in relationships and promote selfishness
and sensuousness.
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