On Seeing Light.

It isn't until we have experienced the light of day that we realize the darkness of night. It isn't until we turn on the light in the morning that we realize how messed up our hair is. We can be blind so long and never know we are missing a thing--this is normal isn't it? We have no standard, no expectation to compare it to.

When we see the light, some may see the marred life that is their own and run in fear, back into the darkness--allowing the faults to remain hidden, if only to those around.

But we, having hope, having been given light, can see past our sin marred life and realize how great the Father's love for us that He would give His son to wash away our marredness. Who would give anything and everything to call each of us into a deeper, closer, truer walk with Him.

I often feel that the more I draw close to HIM, the more I find in myself to change...sometimes I want to run and hide...but I know that it is not He who is making me feel that way, for Christ calls us come forth---and he promises to transform us.

So trust in His work in your life. You see your sin marred self and think no one could possibly love you if they really knew...but the thing is, He knows, He sees, and He loves you more than life itself.

Read this and tell me that it wasn't an intense, committed, non-wavering love that kept Christ from stepping away from the plan...and that love was toward you, even then.

24 When Pilate saw that he could not prevail at all, but rather that a tumult was rising, he took water and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, “I am innocent of the blood of this just Person.[a] You see to it.”
25 And all the people answered and said, “His blood be on us and on our children.”
26 Then he released Barabbas to them; and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.


27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole garrison around Him. 28 And they stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him. 29 When they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on His head, and a reed in His right hand. And they bowed the knee before Him and mocked Him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 30 Then they spat on Him, and took the reed and struck Him on the head. 31 And when they had mocked Him, they took the robe off Him, put His own clothes on Him, and led Him away to be crucified.