John 3:19-21
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.
People in sin are unwilling to come into the light because light will expose the sins and darkness in their hearts. The light here is neither the sun nor the lamp lights; it is the light of truth. It's like seeing many insects flee when turning over a large piece of rock in the open country; they felt very comfortable in their own dark damp place and there was no place to hide once they came into the light. When a person is in sin, he does not like to hear the message of judgment, because he was bondage to sin, he always felt he was way better than many, why God should judge him? Are there different shades of sin before God? Light, once here will expose our inner filth.
Brothers and sisters, do we feel a slight disturbance when we face the truth? If there is a slight disturbance, we may have offences against God that we dare not face. If we walk in truth, we have to get into the light, love the truth, because truth will set us free, no bondage to fear, bringing a full deliverance to our hearts! What types of deliverances? First, it is the deliverance from God's judgment. In the past when we lived in sins, the thought of God's judgment would arouse rejection and fear. But once we accept Jesus Christ as our personal savior, and ask Him to wash away our sins, Jesus would bear for us on the cross God's judgment against sins. Our hearts receive full freedom and deliverance before God because Jesus has taken our places.
On the other hand, it allows us to live among people without fearing rejection. When we are in Jesus Christ, His love has fully accepted us of what we are. No matter how we fear about our life situations, the perfect love in Christ will take away all these fears. Thirdly, we can face the uncertain future. When we think of the road ahead, we hesitate because of the fears in our hearts. But Jesus Christ is our great shepherd, He will lead us and our lives are in His hands. In Him we have no fear! Hallelujah, let us come before the light of truth, let it shine and cleanse us, set our hearts free!
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