Remember those science projects that they would have us do in school. I remember one where they wanted us to see the effect of light and darkness on the growth of seeds. So they gave us some marigold seeds along 4 Styrofoam cups and some dirt. They told us to put 2 cups in the closet where they was no light at all and two cups in the window sill. For a few hours, the plants in the dark and the ones in the light are quite similar. Two tiny green leaves break through the soil and begin to grow. Within a couple of days however, the plants in the closet turn yellow and begin to die, while the ones in the light grow and get more and more leaves. The experiment proves that plants have to absorb light in order to have the energy needed to grow, bloom, and make seeds.
The same is true of our spiritual lives. We need to live in the light in order to grow and become fruitful. Galatians 5:22-23 describes spiritual fruit ~ love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These attributes are in stark contrast to the ones Paul listed as acts of the sinful nature: jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambitions, envy, etc.
D C Talk sang it like this “I want to be in the light, cause You are in the light”. Enough said. I want to be wherever Jesus is.
Lord may all I do be pleasing to You!! Amen
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