Do you ever wonder why so much evil is done in the dark? Not just the metaphorical darkness, but often literal darkness as well. If you’re walking down the bad part of town at two in the morning, there is a much better chance for evil to fall upon you as opposed to if it were two in the afternoon. Much like the literal meaning, the bible teaches us that everyone who does evil hates the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. The metaphor for light and darkness is very clear in the bible, giving us a strong comparison between good and evil. In John chapter 3, verses 19 through 21, Jesus says:
"This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God."
Whether we are believers in Christ or not, we all need to examine our actions. Is there anything we are doing in the darkness for fear that our deeds will be exposed? Jesus tells us that whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God. God knows all of our deeds anyway. We can hide some things from men, but trying to hide anything from God is a futile exercise. So, I encourage you to examine your life to see if there is anything that remains in the dark. Because if we live by the truth we should have no fear that our deeds are seen in the light.
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“Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.” We as believers should not have any fear of being exposed. We need to come into the light as Jesus calls us to, so that it may be seen plainly that what we have done has been done in the sight of God. I encourage you to examine your life. Is there anything you are doing in the dark for fear of exposure? Bring it to God, lay it before his feet. We do not want to be lovers of darkness, but lovers of the light and that light is Jesus the Christ.