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FRIENDS OF THE LIGHT

John 3:18-21

We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contacts with God, praying only for knowledge of his will for us and the power to carry that out.

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Sometimes we don’t want to know God’s will because there are areas in our life that we aren’t ready to deal with yet. We may be ready to pray for God’s will in some areas but feel uncomfortable having God’s light shine into the areas that are still hidden in shame.

When talking about those who refuse to trust him with their life, Jesus said, “God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. . . . [They] refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed.” (John 3:19-20).

Later, in one of his talks, Jesus said to the people, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life” (John 8:12).

Darkness is great when we are trying to hide something, but light is needed when we are trying to walk without falling. When we were hiding our shameful behavior and holding on to our sins, the darkness seemed like our friend.

Now that we are trying to walk free, we need the light to keep us from stumbling. We don’t have to be afraid of God’s light anymore since we have his forgiveness through Christ. He wants to safely guide us on the right path.