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“Take heed therefore that the light that is in thee be not darkness” (Luke 11:35).
When the Lord Jesus came into the world, He could say, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12). Later He could say to His disciples and His followers, “Ye are the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14). For nearly 2,000 years since then, the world has had the light of the gospel through the followers of the Lord Jesus. This is especially true of Europe, and North and South America.
However, if this light is refused, then the darkness is greater than among those who never had the light. If we reject the light God has given us, then the light that is in us becomes darkness. Then we find out the truth of God’s Word—“If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!” (Matthew 6:23). We need to watch, so that Satan does not take away the light that God gives us, and we end up in darkness. Sadly, this is happening in much of the western world today, and moral darkness is the result.
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