The Light and Darkness

 

PART XIX

Lord, enlighten our darkened mind to Your tremendous light!

How the darkness come in our life, we never recognise. It will come all of a sudden because of our worries to fulfil the desires of disordered natural inclinations. We should have the zeal for Jesus and he will enlighten our darkened mind by his tremendous light which is the Word of God. When we spent our time in reading and meditating the Word of God, we will get clear conscious and shall understand the Truth which is Jesus Christ our Lord. Romans 13:11–14 (NJB): 11 Besides, you know the time has come; the moment is here for you to stop sleeping and wake up, because by now our salvation is nearer than when we first began to believe. 12 The night is nearly over, daylight is on the way; so let us throw off everything that belongs to the darkness and equip ourselves for the light. 13 Let us live decently, as in the light of day; with no orgies or drunkenness, no promiscuity or licentiousness, and no wrangling or jealousy. 14 Let your armour be the Lord Jesus Christ, and stop worrying about how your disordered natural inclinations may be fulfilled. This particular verses were touched St Augustine during his conversion. When St Augustine was leading a life in the pleasures of this world, God touched him and he heard the word of the Lord “Open and read”. He read the Word of God and Lord enlighten his mind to understand the Kingdom of God. Jesus gives us freedom from darkness to empower us to work for his kingdom, that is what he is doing. Colossians 1:13 (NJB): 13 Because that is what he has done. It is he who has rescued us from the ruling force of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son that he loves. Jesus rescued us from the ruling forces of darkness of this contemporary world. God has transferred us to the Kingdom of His beloved Son to give us the eternal life.