When your light is dark... you're in trouble!

The college that I went to sat on a hill. It was a really beautiful thing to see at night. The lights on the campus would illuminate the area around it, and it brought a kind of beauty and warmth to the area that gave you a sense of peace.

One night... there was a blackout, and the entire campus went mad. People left the safety of their rooms and started running through the campus. Since this was one of the few campuses that was not fully co-ed, there were guys and girls dorms. Many of the guys took the opportunity to run towards the girls dorms.

It was... chaos.

Cities are basically the same way. When you're in a city, and there is light all around, you feel safe. But when there's a blackout, there's this sense of urgency because you don't know what's around the corner. You no longer trust what you cannot see.

Good people, when there is no light, begin to think that they can get away with some things because they can't be seen.

That... is the problem when you are dealing with "man made light." You can turn it off. You can choose to hide what you're doing. It's consistent, but it could fail you at any time.

The Bible says that "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven." Matthew 5:14-16

When the sun shines, you can truly see everything clearly. Even if the lights went out during the day, the reflection of the sun would enable you to clearly make out sizes, shapes, colors... There is this sense that you have to do what is right, or else you will clearly be exposed.

When you live in a world where light is always around, you kind of take it for granted. You don't think about how important it is in terms of how we portray ourselves. We can turn on and off that man made light.

Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:13

Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet an sweet for bitter! Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight! Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink, who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of his right. Isaiah 5:20-23

Let's remember that we reflect The Son of the living God. Who has called us to be Salt and Light to the world.