“Join the dark side.”
That was the bumper sticker I saw a few years ago. Yikes. Why would anyone consciously want to join with darkness?
Many have made an unknowing contract with darkness. For example, they’ve been pulled into addiction. But, a well-thought-out choice?
I can think of three reasons:
1. They’ve never seen the light.
2. Darkness promises power.
3. They want to be with someone who lives in darkness.
“God is light and in him there is no darkness at all,” John says. (1John 1:5) With no experience of God’s multi-splendored light, the light that illumines the colors of life, the dark side may seem like the realistic side.
Then, the dark side promises power. Power to accomplish all our goals.
To join with God is to subordinate our goals to work with Him to bring the rule and reign of King Jesus.
And, thirdly, it’s easy to slide into darkness if we depend on others who have already chosen the dark side.
But those who join with darkness do not foresee the consequences. They see only the glittery promises of pleasure, personal power, or the comfort of connection. The dark one hides in the shadows, around the corner, behind the shed.
Even for those of us who walk in the light, the darkness sometimes entices. For most of us, drugs are easy to recognize as lightless.
But the darkness of pride, prejudice, greed, and bitterness may not seem dark.
Let’s keep asking King Jesus to shine his light into our dark passages. We need his power to see the fruit of darkness.
By his grace, we can choose the light of day, every day.
Amen! Good stuff!