All Will Come To Light

   “For there is nothing hidden except to come to be made visible; nothing is secret except to come to light.”  (Mark 4: 22)

   In the darkness of our most secret places the light will shine.  The things we most want to remain hidden will come to light.  At the judgement there will be no secrets, no darkness to hide in.  Our lives will be an open book before us clearly showing the times we’ve failed and sinned against the Lord.

   For Christians, this is not so much a threat as an urging to do all that can be done to live according to God’s will.  Though we are all stained by sin, we desire to do better; we want to become holy; we want to become saints.  We take comfort in the knowledge that God is a loving God full of mercy and forgiveness.  We recognize that His only Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, willingly became man to pay the debt for our sins; to give us the opportunity for forgiveness and life eternal in His presence.

   I sorrow and pray for those who still believe that the darkness within them can remain hidden; that their secret hatreds, biases, and sins will never become know.  They may profit greatly in this world, earning titles, respect, fame, and fortune.  But those are doomed to pass away.  Nothing they have done will be hidden on judgement day.  May they turn to God and repent.

   “The one who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things new.’” (Rev 21: 5)

The evil will be revealed.

The darkness will be overcome.

Come, Lord Jesus.

Amen