We are rapidly approaching the longest day of the year at the end of June. I’ve noticed lately that it is light out when I head to bed and still light out when I wake up in the morning. (Thank God for blackout curtains!)
As I woke up to a bright morning, I was reminded of a Scripture from the Sermon on the Mount. “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden.” [Matt 5:14 HCSB]
As I listened to the morning news I was also reminded about how dark our world is getting. Evil is much more out there. The world considers this enlightenment, coming out from under the restrictive morals and rules the church has imposed upon them.
Unfortunately, their enlightenment is really darkness. The woes of Isaiah 5 surely apply: “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter. Woe to those who are wise in their own opinion and clever in their own sight.” [vs20-21 HCSB]
But in the midst of this dark world, Christians are light. The darker the world gets, the brighter our light shines. Jesus said we “cannot be hidden.” We are not running around looking for a match to strike this little light of mine, we are like a large city ablaze on a mountain. The darker the world, the harder it will be to ignore us.
