Thursday, March 19, 2015
Matthew 27:45 From the sixth hour until the ninth hour darkness came over all the land.
SEEING IN THE DARK
How many burglars haven't there been who were "caught in the act" because the lights were turned?
On Good Friday the people of Jerusalem were caught in the act, but it wasn't when the lights came on. It was when they went off. And the darkness, the three-hour darkness from noon to three o'clock revealed what was really going on.
Many times we don't see the darkness of our own doings, do we? We're anxious about many things, but not about our own dark doings. Sure, we know that "nobody's perfect," but we use that to excuse ourselves instead of concluding that maybe everybody is in serious trouble. God says, "There is no one who does good, not even one."
People still say, "There's a little good in everyone." (Of course, that's our "grandfather in the bones" talking.) Because of our flesh, we don't always see the seriousness of going against God's word and ways. "My hardest job," said the warden of a great penitentiary, "is to convince youthful delinquents that they have done something wrong."
But on Good Friday the miraculous darkness in the middle of the day left little doubt about the seriousness of the sins that put Jesus on the cross.
Lord Jesus, we give thanks to You!
From darkness You have saved us, too!
Made righteous through Your precious blood,
We now are reconciled to God.
