Blinded by the Light

I had to get up during the night, last night.
When I first got up I could just about see in the darkness, so I could walk about in the dark.
But when I turned the light on, for the first couple of seconds I could see nothing as my eyes adjusted to the new light level.
For a very brief moment I was blinded by the light.

John 3:19-20
¹⁹ This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. ²⁰ Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

I am a believer as I have accepted Jesus as Lord and saviour and asked Him to help, lead and guide me in my daily life.
So, as I am a believer, then surely this passage doesn’t apply to me any more…??? …… Does it???

I’m starting to get that feeling that this is going to be one of those yes and no answers. 🙂

I am endeavouring to walk in the light as I want to see, know and walk with The Lord my God.

I am in essence, trying to put Mark 12:30-31 into practise.
³⁰ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ ³¹ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”

But am I fully in the light???
I can read that Moses had a greater experience of Our Gods light.

We can read something about Moses experience in Exodus 34:33-35 when his face shone with the glory of God’s light.

Exodus 34:33-35
³³ When Moses finished speaking to them, he put a veil over his face. ³⁴ But whenever he entered the Lord’s presence to speak with him, he removed the veil until he came out. And when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded, ³⁵ they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the Lord.

Well, I’ve just looked in the mirror and my face isn’t so radiant that I need to put a veil on. 🙂

So there is more light for me to walk into.

The question could then be…. am I ready to enter into more of My Lord God’s light???

You see, in the dead of night, I had enough light to see by.
I could walk about and know where I was.
I wasn’t stumbling about.
But when the light was on, after my eyes adjusted to the light, then I could see so much better.
But, I needed to get past the dazzled phase.

If my God shows me more of His light, then do I need to get past the dazzled phase…???

Will I work my way through this phase or will I just run back into the darkness thinking, “It’s just too bright, this hurts my eyes.” ???

It seems that the passage could very much so apply to me more than I would like to think it could.

John 3:19-20
¹⁹ This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. ²⁰ Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

Father,
Thank you for the light that You have shown to me.
Please continue to show me more.
Please help me to not be dazzled by what You show me.
Help me to understand and accept what it is that You show to me.
My Loving Lord God Almighty!
Amen.

Romans 12:2
² Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.