Job 24:13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.
Job was cataloging the sins of the wicked, like exploitation, thievery, and murder. He was trying to imply that he is not like them, but is suffering unfairly. The sinner’s problem is that he rebels against the light. He wants to commit all his sins at night and in the darkness, so that no one will know. People rebelling against God prefer darkness to light. They want their sinful thoughts and actions to remain hidden.
Every sinner has secret sins that he tries to keep hidden from others. But Jesus says, “Everything that is hidden will eventually be brought into the open, and every secret will be brought to light [Mark 4:22].” So we live as though all our actions were out in the open. That is why Job was confused as to why God didn’t seem to have noticed, but he had faith that God would vindicate him in the end.
We too are sinners, rebels against God, and rebels against the light. We would prefer that no one finds out how sinful we really are. We all have secret sins that we try to keep from others, so we keep them in the darkness out of the light. We may, however, bring them before God in honest confession. God knows anyway. And in the Final Judgment all sins will be exposed to the light, except for those that have been washed away in the blood of Jesus.
Every day we are confronted with these choices: Rebel and hide, or confess and expose. Therefore, we repent daily.