275. Children of Light
1 Thessalonians 5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
The promise of God is that we have become and always will be children of light. By the Gospel God has transferred us from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light. We did not know we were born and lived in darkness because we got used to the darkness and didn’t know there was another way of life. Even after we have been made children of light we do not always see the difference between light and darkness. We still grope and feel our way through life even after seeing the light. We must be told by the Word and convinced by the Spirit that we are surrounded by darkness but we have been delivered into light. Even though we are “of the day,” we act like we are of the night. The Gospel promise has been given to us so that we may know the truth, see the light, and live in it. We are so blind we don’t know how blind we are.
In the face of appearances and deceptions we are children of the light and of the day. But we need to see it, believe it, live in it, and enjoy it more than we do. We need to admit that darkness is real and it was a part of us, and darkness deceives us into thinking we are still in darkness. When we hear the Gospel we believe it and we see the light and we shine the light of life and truth upon the enemies that seek to keep us in the darkness (or at least, make us think we are in darkness). The light is always stronger and pushes back darkness. Darkness has no power.
The “children of light” promise tells the truth about who we really are, where we live, and what we can really see. The bright message is clear: “God is light…For if we walk in the light as he is in the light…the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.“ [1 John 1:7]. Believe the Gospel and walk in the light you have been given; yes, you will fail, but the blood of Jesus cleanses you while you walk. Confess your sins and God forgives and cleanses.
Psalm 119:105: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” When we don’t remember who we are or where we are going or what to do next, we can turn to the Word for truth and light. Believe the Light and walk in it.