For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”
These words of Jesus continue to grip me. For the past 7-8 years I have been on a pursuit of understanding how God works and the laws He set up that order creation. In 2002, He clearly spoke to my heart that He would teach me about Himself from creation if I would be willing to learn. I am amazed how the "logos" and what I am learning from creation point to the nature of God in harmony.
Back to truth...Jesus speaks of the correlation between truth and exposure (light), between evil and secrecy (darkness). I have observed the same correlation in humanity as well. Whatever issue we feel we have to keep hidden in the darkness will also keep us in bondage. The greater the fear of discovery, the greater the bondage. Our secrets control us, deeply affecting every realm of our life. Unfortunately, that bondage sets us up to become even more susceptible to evil and self-destruction.
Ever since Adam's sin, we have followed his pattern of cover-up and hiding. Herein lies deception. We assume we can keep things hidden. However, God will come in the cool of the day; God will call out to us, not because He does not know where we are hiding, but because He desires us to step into the light of truth.
While darkness and bondage go hand in hand, the opposite side of this truth is true as well. Living in the light of truth brings a great deal of freedom. Living in the light feels dangerous to the self-god. However, if we courageously step into the life (taking up our cross) we will discover freedom from bondage. The truth does set us free!
If we live in the truth, we have no need of a defense. If we do not live in the truth, we have no defense.
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