As a youth I can recall visiting some caves in Western Kentucky. They were called Mammoth Caves and it was quite an experience.
One of the things that stood out was on a couple hour guided tour, about half-way through the guide had stopped the group and, like the previous stops, was pointing here and there and giving facts about whatever the here and there was.
Then the guide prepared us. He instructed us that in a few minutes the lights were going to be shut off for a few moments so we could experience how dark it was in the cave. There was plenty warning so people did not freak out when the lights went off.
Then the lights went out. It was the blackest of darkness I had ever experienced. I raised my hand up to my face and I could not even see it. If it weren’t attached to my arm, I would not even known it was there.
2 Corinthians 4:6 says, “6 For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”
Scripture also tells us, that God is light and there is absolutely no darkness in Him. But not in our hearts. The darkness in us surpasses the darkness in that cave.
For those who are in Christ, this is how you came to faith. The darkness in your heart was overcome by the light of Jesus. Literally like night and day.
It is a gift when God said, “Let there be light,” and sure enough the light of Christ filled us.
We understood our need of him. We wanted him. More than anything we wanted Christ because he was light and he is the light and the life of mankind.
For those outside of Christ it is my desire that these words cause the light to appear in your darkness. There is absolutely nothing brighter, more life giving than the light of Jesus.
S.D.G.