1 John 1: 5 " God is light, and in him is no darkness at all"
Recently, a friend sent me a little photo (green background) with the little caption "Never thought about it until now" . It depicted a matchstick lit up against a light shining over it. Casting a shadow only on the match but not the light!
So as curious as always, I managed to put this experiment with my candle to the test only tonight - 10/2/2017! Hey presto! It is true! Light has no shadow! And it brought up the revelation on 1 John 1: 5 " God is light, and in him is no darkness at all"
1 John is a letter written by John in his old age. It contained only 5 chapters.
Followed by 2 JOhn and 3 John with only 1 simple chapter. The one similar theme that came through these 3 letters is that about Truth, Light and Darkness, walking in obedience and the ability to test and discern what is not the truth or the counterfeit.
Some Reflections...post USA Presidential election....
Indeed, in the modern technologically advanced world and society that we are now living in - we are constantly fed with social media instantaneous news - some true news while others are fake. Videos that were uploaded on the Youtube can be real or can also be doctored with the latest software.
And we too often are triggered happy! We re-forward or forward even without authenticating the source of news. And it went on a viral spree! This, in modern society, brings about a different viral infection of a different kind. One cannot cure it with an antibiotics jab or medication. The virus can spread like a wild fire! No amount of containment program or antibodies can actually prevent its spread.
Reflections of My life
What is truth ? Is there such a thing as absolute truth?
If there is such a thing as Light, surely there is Darkness too? So as the existence of couplets ie Heaven vs Hell, Truth vs Lies, Good vs Bad, Love vs Hatred, Peace vs War, White vs Black and the many shades of grey....Christ vs anti-christ...God vs Devil or satan....
Reflections of My life is a song by Marmalade. It is quite melancholy song. The opening verse "The changing of sunlight to moonlight, reflections of my life, Oh how the fill my eyes...all my sorrow, sad tomorrow, take me back to my old home...the world is a bad place, a bad place, a terrible place to live, oh but i don't wanna die..."
This was a hit song in 1970 thereabouts. Fast forward 47 years later, many of this generation of people are now feeling that 'pinch' "ouch" "What on earth is happening on earth" reactions to the news feed that we receive daily. More blues than bright news. News that we really now aren't aint to sure to believe wholeheartedly, halfhearted or even to throw them off our simple brains.
Conclusion
I was glad to do the candle light and shadow experiment to satisfy my curious mind. And seeing is believing. The Word of God that was declared " God is light, in him there is no darkness at all" is absolute truth.
In a world where there is so much deception and falsehoods, it is no wonder why the older John decided to pen his thought of warning in 1 John 4 and 2 & 3 JOhn. Just as he warned "do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world" - Likewise we should also apply this same principle to the newsfeeds we receive .
As in in Acts 17:11 " the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul's message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth" - Likewise we should also apply this same principle to any pulpit teachings in the church or podcast messages on the internet. Just got to go back to the absolute Truth - the guiding Word of God. Going back to Jesus - He is the Word. Abiding in the fellowship with Him - simple obedience to His commands and be the doers accordingly.
May we be reminded indeed that God is light & in Him there is no darkness at all. Even when there will be times of shadows of doubt casted on this decaying world, we shall remember this experiment of a lighted candle - there is no shadow for the light. No doubts. Focus . Focus. AMen!
Where there is pain encountered on this earthly pilgrimage, may we lift our hands up high to continue to worship - come what may, not about our feelings...but to the One who deserves all praise and worship, the Light of the world.
Where there is pain encountered on this earthly pilgrimage, may we lift our hands up high to continue to worship - come what may, not about our feelings...but to the One who deserves all praise and worship, the Light of the world.
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