When Darkness Fades To Light!

Temporal life is a fearful life fraught with the constant struggle of avoiding all that threatens to bring life to an end. The only certainty of temporal life is death. The reverse of avoiding danger is remembering all of the right things to do in a futile attempt to make one's self stronger than all that threatens us with death. For each of us, the battle will someday, be lost.Some prefer to shake their fists in the face of death rather than live such a careful and fearful life. They deny their fear of mortality and embrace it by emotionally numbing themselves to that fear through risky and destructive behavior. They often give up early on and decide to eat, drink, and be merry and live this short life as they please. The problem is that this behavior often does not lead to sudden, painless death but to many years of suffering long after the party is over.

There is a better way to live, even in this temporary body of flesh and blood, than by following the dark light of fear. There is a way to be free of the fear of death that does not require emotional numbing. There is a way to overcome and rise above all that is set to destroy us without having to constantly be aware of every danger set against us. There is a way to live joyfully in the midst of every pain and sorrow that is common to us all. The Way is Jesus the true Light that fills those who believe with eternal life.

Faith in Jesus is victory not only over the fear of death but of death itself. Just as when the sun rises and all the lights of the night fade and then vanish, so too does death fade and then vanish in the heart of every believer who trusts Jesus and places their life in His hands. Even when their bodies crumble into the dust, the elements of the earth from which they were formed, that Light burns even brighter than when in full health. In the most hopeless moment of temporal life, the hope of Jesus overcomes every dark fear and has the power to guide the spirit home.

If you are tired of living in fear beneath the shadow of death, turn to the Light that is only, Jesus. If partying no longer satisfies and the safety of riches has made itself known to you as a lie, turn from the way you are living to the Way. Turn away from the lies of the world to He Who is Truth. Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He will lead you out of the darkness making your temporal life abundant as He fills you with His eternal life. Jesus is Life without end.