Date: May 27, 2026
Series: Youth for JesusNumber: Vol. 9, No. 2
“Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness.” (Luke 11:35NLT)
Those were the words of our Lord Jesus Christ to His disciples. And He said what He said to teach them the relevance of not acting under any form of assumption in life. Now look at His words again: “Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness.” What does this mean? Well, to begin with, we need to know what light is. And what is light? Light, according to the word of God, is anything that makes things visible (Eph 5:14).
Therefore, how visible anything will be to us will be dependent on the quality of light we use in viewing it. If the light we are using to view something is really bright and good, we will be able to see it clearly and make the right judgment about it. But if the light we are using to view it is poor, we may not be able to see it clearly or make the right judgment about it. Have you ever tried to tell the colour of a dress under a very poor light? How easy was it for you to do so? Were you able to get the colour right? You most likely were unable to get the colour correctly until you brought it under some bright and good light. Also, have you ever tried to see your bones by merely staring at your body under the light of the sun or the moon? Did it work? It could never have worked. That’s simply because it takes some other form of light to be able to see your bones through your skin.
In like manner, if you want to see God, people and life itself clearly, you need to use the right form of light. And the right form of light to use is the word of God. Otherwise, you will find yourself often misjudging God, people, life and situations. And the price you will pay for that may be as high as your life or your soul.
For instance, King Ahab lost his life in a battle with the Arameans at Ramoth Gilead because he was operating with the wrong light. As the account shows, before that battle, he was counselled by King Jehoshaphat of Judah to seek the guidance of the Lord, which he did. He called his prophets together, about four hundred of them, to tell him the word of the Lord about the battle. And they all told him that he should go because the Lord would give him success. (Cf. 1 Kings 22:1-12)
But Jehoshaphat was not comfortable with the prophetic light of those prophets. Why? He was a spiritual man. So, he must have sensed that something was off with them. Therefore, he asked to know if they could get light from another prophet of God. And they did. They called in Micaiah to give them divine light about the situation. (Cf. 1 Kings 22:13-28)
Unfortunately, Ahab was not comfortable with the light of that man of God, Micaiah. He was not comfortable with it because his prophecy was not favourable to him. So, he chose to walk in the light of the other prophets, which was nothing but darkness. And he lost his life for doing so. (Cf. 1 Kings 22:29-40)
Now what is my point in all this? It is that one can lose their life while walking in a light that is nothing but darkness. It may be a prophetic light. It may be the light of someone’s experience or the light of certain traditions or culture. But as long as such light is not rooted in the true light of the word of God, it will prove to be nothing but darkness at some point. And those who use it may end up suffering greatly. (Cf. Is 50:10-11)
All this is why Jesus tells us to make sure that what we call light is not darkness. It is your job to do that. it is my job to do so. We all have to be willing to do the hard work involved in doing so with an honest heart. Otherwise, as I said before, the price we will pay for walking in a light that is nothing but darkness may be as high as our lives or souls. May God not let that be our lot, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Cheers!
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