lest his deeds should be exposed

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Easter Weekday

First Reading: Psalm: Gospel: Acts 5:17-26 Psalm 34:2-9 John 3:16-21

John 3:20 For every one who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

We often try to appear intelligent and sensitive to the plight of mankind by allowing for evil people to be thought of as being “saved”.  we think that you don’t have to be a follower of Jesus Christ to be saved. We think that you don’t have to be righteous to be saved.  Basically everything that the Bible says we say we know better. But the Bible says what it says. But it may be because we don’t want to be judged for our own sin that we are willing to accommodate the sins of others.  We may be  tolerant of homosexuality because we don’t want our own sins of adultery and slander and licentiousness to be exposed and judged. But, that doesn’t cut it I’m afraid.  God doesn’t grade on a curve and all will be made known in the end.  Our only hope is in Christ.  So we should stop fooling ourselves and start living in the light.

Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to come to the light rather than hide from it.  Help me to confess and repent from my sin rather than cover it up with  political correctness.

Amen