"Then spake Jesus again unto them saying, 'I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." (John 8:12 KJV)
Prior to this in John 1:4-5 we read, "In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." Without light we cannot physically see. Without light we cannot spiritually see. Darkness cloaks, distorts, stops vision physically and spiritually. If you were to take ten people, some of which were born blind, and put them in a totally dark room they would all have the same sight: they would all be able to see nothing. If you then brought a source of light into the room, those with eyesight would be able to see and those without eyesight would still be unable to see. Their lack of vision would not be because of the absence of light; their lack of vision would be due to their blindness, their inward ailment. Likewise, when a person is spiritually blind, they are unable to comprehend the light that may be all around them. What if the light you think you have is just darkness with another name The lamp you are holding so close It's artificial, a light bulb with a shade What if that thing that makes you shine is only the refracted light of worth What if the light you are feeding on is merely mouthful after mouthful of earth What if what you think you see is really darkness disguised as light What if the light you are standing in is just a shadow shielding true sight What if the fire you claim to have is just a candle burning a flame Over time the wick will wear thin, disappear, never to be lit again What if the light within you is really darkness, no light at all What if while you think you're standing you're laying flat from an upward fall What if I told you your false lights are nothing compared to the Sun What if I told you of a Light so true it causes all darkness to run Would you cling to the light you've created Would you prefer the darkness you've known Or would you turn, lay down your false light to bask in the true Light now shown If the light within is really darkness then how dark that place will be For it's only the Spirit of God that gives true Light by which we see Everything else is but darkness Everything else will fade away Wake up you who sleep and slumber Wake up to the Light of day!!! Written by Anne Marie Hawke January 2020 To subscribe to my blog or to find out more about my writing please visit my website at hawkewriter.com
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