A Candle in a Very Dark World

Saturday, April 29, 2017

Have you ever been to Mammoth Cave? We were talking about it last night. It's a pretty cool place. 

I remember one time when I was there as a kid and the guide turned out all the lights. You talk about dark! I hadn't realized that when your eyes "get used to" the dark, they first have to have a little bit of light. In the cave, however, there was absolutely no source of light. We could have stood there all day and our eyes would never have adjusted to the point that we could see anything. 

Interestingly, the park ranger then struck a match. 

 

This picture is not of Mammoth Cave. But you can see how penetrating the one candle is in this environment. Our ranger's match cut through the darkness and lit up the "room" we were in. It was remarkable. 

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
‭John‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

I happen to think we live in a pretty dark world right now.  But guess what? We have light from the Son radiating from within us. And it is powerful enough to penetrate outer darkness. 

Lord, help us shine Your light on everyone around us, that they might see the Way.