Stay In the Light!

John 3:20-21(NRSV) –“²⁰ For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so that their deeds may not be exposed. ²¹ But those who do what is true come to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that their deeds have been done in God.”

     As a fan of old time Dracula movies I remember the drama that spanned the screen when the hero would come to rescue the damsel in distress by snatching down the tattered window curtains which allowed the sunlight to pour into the vampire’s dark chamber.  As the light pierced the room, Dracula would winch in pain, withdraw from this stance and flee in bat form to escape the light. 

     Evil likes to lurk in darkness and do its dirty deeds undercover.  When we invite Jesus into our lives his bright light illuminates and dispels the dark areas of our hearts.  As the “Light of the World” Jesus’ presence is all that is needed to expose the ungodly things that try to captivate us.  When in doubt or feeling down the best answer is Jesus.  Darkness tries to make it seem as if life is hopeless or pointless; don’t be fooled.  Jesus died and rose again in victory just for us and in doing so secured our place in the light.  Stay in the light!

Every day is a good day; it is up to us to make it a peaceful GREAT day! Be blessed – Dr. JoAnn