A GREAT LIGHT SHINES THROUGH DARKNESS

"God is light an in Him is no darkness"  1  john 1:5

Edward Proffitt, ThD

 

Isaiah foretold that the land of Zebulun and \Naphtali would have

access to a great spiritual light. They would be "people that walked

in darkness have seen a great light" (Isaiah 9:2). It was in this area, at

Capernaum that so much of Jesus Christ's earthly ministry was

accomplished.

 

In Jesus Christ's time, Capernaum was quite a bustling city. It was this

place that Christ called the fishermen and a tax collector to be His disciples. It was in Capernaum that He healed the Roman centurion's son, the son of a nobleman, and the paralytic brought to Him on a stretcher by four faithful men. How favored Capernaum was!

 

Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah in that the people which had set in spiritual darkness was the populace that did not accept the Light for what it was. Darkness had seen a marvelous event and hey loved the miracles and the notoriety But, when it came to picking up the cross, they quickly declined.

 

It was inconceivable to them that they had to repent of any sins. The citizens there were delighted to have Jesus comfort the afflicted, but when He started afflicting the comfortable, they drew the line, they wanted miracles, not mandates!

 

Is there a forgotten message in today's church world? The modern pulpit is a love, love, love message, but the truth of the matter is that this world is under divine indictment. While the theological restorationist are peddling nonsense of a world getting better and better, the Bible teaches of a planet waiting for incineration

 

God has given the world a period of grace. Have we mistaken she grace for a Grandfather God, winking at sin in people's lives? Jesus Christ's preaching message was repentance; His disciples preached repentance. Paul preached it also! Salvation is not based upon a change of opinion. Repentance is turning from sin with Godly sorrow; it is an about face.

 

Jesus still opens His arms in a personal way and says, "come unto me and find rest". In all of the madness of the hour, deserted Capernaum mutely testifies that it is a fearful thing to sin against THE LIGHT. As individuals we can still find His rest.

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