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Proverbs 4:18-19 – Light and Darkness

It is a beautiful sight to see someone grow as a Christian. They are saved from the darkness and death of sin, and just like a sunrise at first, what is black just becomes less black. Their sin becomes less, and then, the first streaks of light appear, the beginnings of a love of God and a life lived in service to Him. The light grows stronger until the full glory of day is shown, just as a Christian grows in their new faith and perseveres in that faith until they enter Heaven and are perfected. It is always a long struggle, a struggle with ourselves and our desire for our way not God’s. Even when we see that God’s ways are always best and that we can do nothing without Him, we struggle to apply this to our lives and give up self-rule for God-rule. Our happiness grows as we grow closer to God, and our understanding of how sinful we are and how much God has done for us grows as well. Our desire to get rid of sin and serve God increases. Now, there will always be times of weakness in our faith, but overall that faith should be growing stronger each year of our lives. We must beware a time of no change, of standing still, stagnating as a Christian. We should always be growing, advancing as a Christian, constantly aiming at the perfection we will reach as a Christian.

The path of believers is filled with light and joy, but the way of the wicked, of unbelievers, is darkness. It is without direction, comfort, safety, or peace until they fall into the darkness of Hell forever. Their sin and misery darkens their life, but this is what they have chosen. They prefer the darkness of sin to the light of God. They prefer stumbling forward into sin and misery than following what Christ says. They prefer making their own way to Hell than asking Christ to take them to Heaven.

Questions

  1. What is the life of a Christian like?
  2. Why does an unbeliever prefer his sin?

Prayer Points

  1. Pray for the salvation of family, friends, and neighbours.
  2. Use prayer points from your congregation.
  3. Pray for family matters.