Breaking Free From Darkness

Light is brightness that makes things visible.

John 1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was with God in the beginning. 3 Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. ” John 8:12

Isaiah 8:19-22 Isaiah 9:2

Isaiah 8:19-22
When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20 Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. 21 Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. 22 Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.

Isaiah 9:2 (ESV)
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.”

Darkness can only be driven out by exposure to light—only the light of Christ brings true transformation.

CONTROL – God Alone Reigns Supreme

“The One who holds the universe in His hands is the same One who holds your life.”

EMPTINESS – God’s Presence Gives Life Its Meaning

“The presence of the Holy Spirit is the difference between wandering and walking with purpose.”

ANGER – God Is the Source of True Peace

“Apart from God, we search for peace; with Him, we live in it.”

Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that.
– Martin Luther King

In Matthew 5:14-16, Jesus says:

“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”

Only the light of Christ can drive out the darkness in our lives, bringing peace, purpose, and freedom where control, emptiness, and anger once ruled.