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Light or Shadow?, January 20
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness
for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet
for bitter!
Isaiah 5:20
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God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all. If there were no light,
there would be no shade. But while the shade comes by the sun, it is not
created by it. It is some obstruction that causes the shadow. So darkness
emanates not from God, but is the result of an intruding object between
the soul and God.... Disregard of the light that God has given brings the
sure result. It creates a shadow, a darkness that is more dark because of
the light which has been sent.... If a man withdraws himself from light
and evidence, and yields to Satan’s seducing arts, he himself draws the
curtain of unbelief about him, so that light cannot be distinguished from
darkness. More light and evidence would only be misunderstood by him.
The greater the evidence, the greater will be the indifference. This will
lead the deceived soul to call darkness light and truth error.
Satan is constantly working to lead men to deny the light. It is but
a step from the straightforward path to a diverging one, in which Satan
leads the way, and where light is all darkness, and darkness light. ... It is
a dangerous thing to open the heart to unbelief, for it drives the Spirit of
God away from the heart, and Satan’s suggestions come in. ... We must ...
avoid the first admission of doubt and unbelief.
“Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.”
Galatians 6:7
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God destroys no man. Every man who is destroyed will destroy himself.
When a man stifles the admonitions of conscience, he sows the seeds of
unbelief and these produce a sure harvest....
“They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof. There-
fore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their
own devices. For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the
prosperity of fools shall destroy them. But whoso hearkeneth unto me
shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.”
Proverbs 1:30-33
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