Darkness to Light | Tabletalk

I can’t recall how many times I read this text and my mind supplied the words “to walk in the light” rather than reading it correctly as “you are light.” This small reading mistake makes all the difference. For me to walk in the light is something I do. For me to be made light from darkness is something God does. It is not about my struggle to find light and avoid dark or for me to carry my spiritual flashlight around with me. By the grace of God, He has changed me from darkness to light in Christ. Those who have repented and believed in Christ have not found lighted streets in a better neighborhood. They have been transformed from darkness to light. Now everywhere I go, light goes. The darkness I confront has been confronted by light. And only light can overcome true darkness.

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• (Ephesians 5:6–9 ESV) ⁶ Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. ⁷ Therefore do not become partners with them; ⁸ for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light ⁹ (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true).