“…giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness” (Colossians 1:12-13)
The Bible often uses the words “light” and “darkness” figuratively, as images for a life of joy and happiness versus a life of fear and bondage to sin. Today’s verse says that God the Father has delivered us from the domain of darkness, which implies that we used to be trapped in spiritual darkness and needed a savior.
Naturally, every human being lives in darkness and is kept in bondage by Satan, God’s enemy. And as long as they are living in darkness, many don’t even want the light to expose their sinful lives. They don’t see the problem because they are spiritually blind and just want to continue living their own way. But if God’s light shines into our darkness, we see the hopelessness of our situation and the beauty of the light of life that He offers us. When God delivers us, we are freed from Satan’s bondage and deception and are transferred to the Kingdom of God, which is characterized by light and love and joy. Then we want to follow “the light of the world”, Jesus Christ.
Is your life characterized by light or by darkness?