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📖 Bible
Meditation No. 1775
🔆 AATHAVAN –
Wednesday, 17.12.2025
“For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light so that his deeds will not be exposed.” (John 3:20)
Generally, major sins and criminal acts take place under the cover of night. Darkness offers protection to offenders. Look at thieves—wherever they go to steal, the first thing they do is switch off the lights.
In the same way, there is a great difference in this world between living creatures that love light and those that love darkness. Creatures such as owls, bats, scorpions, cockroaches, and beetles do not like light at all. They always seek dark places to hide and survive—under stones, inside tree hollows, and hidden corners. If the object covering them is removed, they cannot bear the light and immediately run in search of darkness. Likewise, many fierce wild animals hunt only at night.
Yes, human beings are much the same. Just as creatures of darkness dislike bright places, there are people whose nature is bound to sinful darkness. This is exactly what our Lord Jesus Christ teaches in today’s meditation verse:
“For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light so that his deeds will not be exposed.” (John 3:20)
This can be explained with an illustration. At a wedding, when the bride and groom are seated on the stage, well-dressed guests confidently come up to the brightly lit stage to greet them. The stage is beautifully decorated and illuminated. But if a person wearing torn clothes—or worse, unclothed—were to come there, would he dare step onto the stage? Out of shame, would he not run to a dark place to hide and cover himself?
Yes, this is the very reason why many people hesitate to accept Jesus Christ today. Christ is the true Light. A sinful person cannot easily approach that Light; their sinful nature itself prevents them from coming near Christ, who is Light. Christianity clearly emphasizes sin and the forgiveness of sin. This teaching feels bitter and uncomfortable to those living in the darkness of sin. Moreover, many who live sinful lives try to justify themselves. They ask, “What sin have I committed?” or say, “Is this really a sin? Isn’t everyone in the world living like this?” In other words, they are not ready for a transformed life or to truly know Christ.
But such a way of life lays the foundation for eternal condemnation. As Jesus Christ clearly stated:
“This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.” (John 3:19)
If we continue to live in sin without coming to Christ, we will ultimately face judgment.
In contrast, when a person living in the darkness of sin realizes their condition and comes to Christ, they receive light. Right at the beginning of his Gospel, John testifies about Christ:
“There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every person.” (John 1:9). Yes, only by coming to that true Light can a darkened human life be illuminated.
If Jesus Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, is to enlighten us, we must fully surrender ourselves to Him. If we are living in darkness, let us repent, receive forgiveness for our sins, and return to Him. And if we have already received the light of Christ, let us remain vigilant, just as He warned:
“Then watch out that the light in you is not darkness.” (Luke 11:35) Let us guard ourselves so that the light of Christ within us does not grow dim.
God’s Message — Bro.
M. Geo Prakash
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