Yesterday
John makes the astounding declaration that the world to which the Word came—the
very world He brought into existence, failed to recognize Him. The people He came to bring back into the
true light are so lost in darkness so oppressive they can not even recognize
the light. The darkness appears to
swallow up the very light it came to dissipate.
Today the apostle
adds a second tragedy to the appearance of the Light of God on earth. Not only could they not recognize or in fact refused
to recognize him, they apparently refuse to receive him even when they recognize
him. This is a description of the world
during the time of John—the world into which the Word and Light of God comes and
the very ones He seeks to save. They
apparently want nothing to do with his mission of mercy.
As easy as it
would be to marvel at the blindness of those living during the first advent, it
is sobering to consider how similar our situation remains today. The Light of God still shines down among us,
and the Word of God is still heard in our midst, yet we are so blinded by the tsunami
of distractions and the glitter of pursuits, both vain and worthy, that we fail
to see or hear the still and small voice of the Almighty calling us to come to
the Light! What’s more, we are in such a
state of busy-ness and triviality that we fail to hear the knocking on the door
of our lives and leave our only hope of salvation standing outside in the
cold. He comes to us—we are his people;
his family! Yet even today we refuse to
take him in. We choose the darkness
inside and keep the light outside and at a distance. How sad!
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