John chapter 3 has one of the most quoted verses in the entire Bible. "for God so loved the world..." It shows up on signs at sports games and all over the place. But I personally love the very powerful verses that follow. Jesus is once again described as light, and the contrast with the darkness is powerfully illustrated here. Jesus came as a light...but the world has rejected him because they like the darkness. You see, in the darkness, our evil deeds are hidden, and therefore we don't need to change. But to come to Jesus is to come into the light and illuminate our deeds. (an interesting side note that is often over looked is that Nicodemus visited Jesus at night, which many believe was because he was ashamed to be seen with Jesus).
So, are you afraid of the light, or are you staying distant from God because the closer you are to the Lord, the more likely it is that your deeds will be brought to light. Or as stated in verse 21, do you love the light?
"But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God." vs 21.
In the movies, whenever someone is fading into death, they always say....don't go towards the light. But based on John 3....I would say...PLEASE GO TOWARDS THE LIGHT! Jesus did not come to condemn you, but to save you!
Mathew McCabe
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