When I get up in the morning to walk, my wife remains asleep in bed. I do my best to keep from making noise as I read the Bible and eat breakfast before leaving. But it is dark for a while so I have to tread softly and carefully until I can turn the light on in a different room. We all know the dangers that lurk in the dark.
The same principle holds true in the spiritual realm. If we walk in the ways of the world, God says we are walking in darkness. We face many dangers in the spiritual darkness and we cannot find the truth there. But if we walk in the light of God’s Word, then we will be led by everything that is good, right, and true. And we will produce works that are also good, right, and true.
Ephesians 5:8-9 says, “Walk as children of light (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true).” God is light. So walking in the light requires that we walk according to His purpose and plan. We can only know His plans by reading His Word. Otherwise we are doomed to walk in the darkness and suffer from the dangers within that darkness. Choose light over darkness.
Reluctant Retiree 