Dangerous Darkness

“They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness” (Psalm 82:5).  “And now I have this day declared it to you; but ye have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God” (Jeremiah 42:21).  “Where is He that is born King of the Jews?  For we have seen His star in the east, and are come to worship Him.  When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him… And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: for thus it is written by the prophet” (Matthew 2:2-5). 

The people are in darkness still,

Though light from God has clearly shined.

How clearly He expressed His will,

Declaring it to all mankind! 

Yet many still refuse the light

That God has sent into our land.

They’d rather have the cloak of night;

They’ve chosen not to understand.

They cannot claim they did not hear:

The Lord has stripped them of that cloak,

For God has made His Gospel clear,

Fulfilling what His prophets spoke. 

We see how wise men traveled far

To seek the King of kings on earth.

The Scriptures and the guiding star

Shed light upon the Savior’s birth. 

They knew the time, but not the place;

Your Word gave light:  In Bethlehem!

Now by the Scriptures we may trace

God’s light for us as well as them!

For though our Lord came to the Jews,

He came for every soul as well,

That by His mercy we may choose

To turn to Him and flee from hell.

How dangerous the darkness is

Deceiving people on their path!

Yet God gives light to all of His

And saves them from eternal wrath.

O Lord, we see the looming danger

For those who will in darkness walk:

They choose to be Your foe and stranger,

Befriending those today who mock. 

Lord, send us forth to show Your favor

As wise men traveled far to do,

In danger, showing You’re the Savior;

In darkness, You’re the Light that’s true.