Into the Fire

When the sky is dark, it reflects humanity. Stained with darkness. Until we see the Light. If we see the right light.

So many times in life, we do wrong things, think wrong things, want wrong things, and get wrong things. Who's to say what's "wrong", so many ask. And for the bulk of humanity, it's a logical question. When you make your own rules, create your own gods or idols, design your own lifestyles, and use only yourself to determine them, then it's you who says what's right and wrong – but it's just for you.

While it may not be hard for people to imagine a general sense of right and wrong, few want to abide by true definitions of each if it interferes with their preconceived notions or their desires. In the state of darkness, sin decides actions. If the heart is tender, regret ensues – but with no place to go. It's forced away with rationalization because the only known standard is made up and must survive.

For most people living in darkness, hardness becomes a necessity. The mental aspects of committing to wrong thinking, acting, and doing produce no sense of real hope, cause vacillation, and sometimes demand reconstruction of rules for life. The psyche confuses the issues causing the unsettled reactions. Not only right and wrong are blurred, but all kinds of things lose succinct definition.

The dark skies inevitably give way to light. Recede and are overcome by the light of day. In humanity the only way to allow darkness to recede or recant is by pursuing the Light for the human soul. God sent the Light in Jesus, the redemption for the darkness dwelling in the souls of man.

Live in the perpetual darkness or seek the Light. God leaves the decision in your hands. And whether we like it or not, He is the only One who defines right and wrong. He's the only One who brings the light when the skies are dark.

Father, thank you for defining our world as it stands today, swathed in darkness, some oblivious and happy to be so. Let those who are sick from the darkness find Jesus to soothe their weary souls. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.