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Out of Darkness

    What is your deepest, darkest secret? For most people something comes to mind. Secrets are something that we get a thrill to hear and fear to share. Secrets can be thrilling, yes, but they are dangerous. Satan doesn't work in the open, but in secret. He thrives in the darkness.

    Anything that has a high degree of secrecy can be an area where Satan can gain a foothold. What goes on behind closed doors is not open to the exposure of the light. Jesus works in the light and reveals the truth when things are exposed. The only way to walk according to His word is to expose your life to the light.

    Do not give Satan an opportunity to pull you into darkness. It is a spiral that ends in death. Be in community and be open with your friends about what's going on in your life. Your struggles are not something to be ashamed of. If you are really interested in a genuine, sold-out life for Jesus you have to walk in the light and not in secrecy.

2 Corinthians 4:2 But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. (ESV)

John 8:32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (ESV)

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. (ESV)

Ephesians 5:8 For at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light (ESV)
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. (ESV)

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