Walk in the Light!

Job 18

Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, January 31.

Have you ever stubbed or broken your toe because you were walking in the dark? I have, and sadly, I have done so in my own home. Regardless of the circumstances, it is hard to find your way where there is no light. This is not only true in the physical world, but also in the spiritual realm of life.

Bildad explains of the wicked in Job 18:5-6, “Indeed, the light of the wicked goes out, and the flame of his fire gives no light. The light in his tent is darkened, and his lamp goes out above him.” As you continue to read Job 18, Bildad amplifies the effect of the darkness on the wicked – their steps are shortened (7), they are thrown in a net, (8) seized in a snare (9), snagged in a trap (10), they become scared (11), weakened (12), and weary (13). He summarized the state of those who are outside of the light in verse 18, “this is the place of him who does not know God.”

This distinctive imagery (motif) of darkness and light is found throughout the Bible. Solomon used it to capture the same contrast between the righteous and the wicked in Proverbs 13:9, “The light of the righteous rejoices, but the lamp of the wicked goes out.” Understandably, Jesus described Himself in John 8:12, using this same motif, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.” Furthermore, Jesus invites us accordingly in John 12:36a, “While you have the Light, believe in the Light, so that you may become sons of Light.”

Seize the moment and walk in the Light that cannot be extinguished and whose source will never fail to lead you in the way of life – “In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.” (John 1:4-5; cf. 1 John 1:5-10).

God bless you!

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