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Coming to the Light

By Rick Liggin

"And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil. For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who practices the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God" (John 3:19-21, NASV).

Have you ever met the kind of person who would rather continue in his ignorance, than listen to the message of Christ? The kind of person who has the "don’t confuse me with the facts" attitude? Why is it that some folks behave in this manner? Why is it so difficult to get some people to study with us from the Word of God? I believe that the answer to these questions is found in the verse quoted above: the problem is that some folks just love darkness more than light! They don’t want to study the Bible because they fear that their sins, which they love so very much, will be exposed as being wrong — and nobody likes to be shown that he is wrong.

It is sad when we come across people like this in the world, but it is even worse when we come across people like this in the church! It is simply inexcusable! Yet, there are some brethren who manifest this "don’t confuse me with the facts" attitude. It is a very frustrating thing to come across this attitude in those professing Christianity. Christians should be the ones who are practicing the truth — the ones who are glad to come to the light. They should want to study their Bibles, and come to know the truth. They should not mind it when they find out that they have been wrong. They should want to make the changes that will make them more pleasing to God.

Do you really love the light and want to come to it? Or are you enamored with the darkness? It is easy to tell which kind of person you really are. Consider your study habits. How much you study is, in fact, a gauge by which you can judge your love for the light. You may say you love the light and want to know the truth, yet a failure to study indicates fear on your part that your evil deeds will be exposed — a fear to leave the world! Don’t let your love for sin rob you of heaven. Study your Bible daily. There’s so much to gain by diligent study, and so much to lose by a lack of it!