The Great Darkness Of Light

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! - Matthew 6:23

    The eye that cannot see is in bondage to that which is within. Someone that has never had the gift of sight has no visual concept of anything outside himself. Therefore there is nothing but darkness. This condition is so natural and fixed that this is the way of life for him. There is no hope for anything different except for a miracle. And even then, this must be wrought by a power other than his own.

    This is the case of all mankind spiritually. How great is that darkness? Complete! No light at all! The spiritual light that is in man by virtue of our fallen nature is great and is total darkness. Newton described it this way, “I once was lost, but now am found; Was blind, but now I see.” This great darkness can only be attributed to blindness. The only way that this horrible condition can be reversed is by a miracle of God’s grace. Amazing grace! Those who live and remain in darkness cannot see the light of the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ. They cannot see the truth of God. They cannot see Christ crucified. They cannot see themselves in the light of God’s Word.

    Spiritual blindness is far greater and worse than physical blindness. Those who are spiritually blind would have it no other way. They love it! This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil (Jn 3:19). A sight of the Lord Jesus Christ is the last thing they want. But, thanks be unto God; if and when Christ reveals himself to them, he is all they want! A sight of him makes all the difference between great darkness and great light. How great is that light? For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ (2 Cor 4:6). Greater than the darkness!