Devotion - Thursday, February 26

Most of us are familiar with John 3:16.  It is one of those verses which even non-bible readers can recite.  But how many of the verses in this same chapter of John can we repeat?

I appreciate verse 19.  It reads, "the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil."

It isn't the tone of condemnation that I appreciate, it is the acknowledgement that we hide way too many of our actions and deny way too many of our thoughts.  It creeps some folks out when I say this, but if you can't tell your campus pastor how you spent your weekend, you probably didn't spend it appropriately.  I am not interested in a voyeuristic look at your life; but I do believe we hide far too much from those who are prepared to assist us in our journey of faith.

Which is the real me?  The "me" I present to you all when we are gathered at the church, or the me that is revealed when I am in a place where no one recognizes me or knows my name?

The light has come into the world.  All those dark shadows have been dispelled.  We have to go looking for darkness.  And yet, far too many do.  They would prefer that their actions not be seen by others - seen by God.