You know people (possibly even family members or loved ones) who are living in darkness and you see the toll it takes not only on their life, but also others whose lives they touch. Since God is light, darkness can be likened to the absence of God. Darkness not only relates to an individual’s life, it can be an integral part of a society in general as well. That is what we find in the world today — societies throughout the world that are seeking to eliminate the knowledge of God from the heart and soul of its inhabitants.
The good news is; light always overcomes darkness! Darkness is, in essence the absence of light. God created the world and all who would occupy a place in it, to live in the light. The sun, moon and stars are a constant reminder of that truth as, day after day and night after night they shine God’s glory upon the earth!
If you have something or someone without God, you have darkness. A person without the Lord living in their life, no matter how, “enlightened” they fancy themselves to be, is actually totally unenlightened and ignorant of the truth! The same goes for a society; the more, “progressive” a people become in attempting to fashion a world where there is no God, the more profound and complete the darkness becomes in their “world”.
Two results of a world in darkness are fear and bondage. Only perfect love casts out fear and with that perfect love come faith and hope. Fear thrives in darkness but it has no chance when brought out into the light of God’s love! People who live in darkness will never be free from bondage but those who come out into the light will be set free — the Truth shall make them free!
Even though you are not of this world that is so full of darkness, yet you are in it. God has called you to be the light of the world, to let your light shine before men. The only thing that can pierce the darkness is the Light of the World: Jesus. But, what can you do when the darkness tries to close in all around you and around your family? You can be sure, the enemy is not going to sit idly by while you live your light-filled life in this world without trying, at every turn, to put that light out.
God has equipped you with certain weapons, both offensive and defensive, for you to fight the good fight of faith and be a good soldier in His army. Among those is a heavenly body armor that is essential for overcoming the darkness. It is, in fact, the only thing that can overcome the darkness and it’s always with you. You are covered with the armor of light!