“Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.” ~ Acts 17: 22, 23

These poor people living in Athens were so superstitious (and religious) that they actually made an altar, beside the ones that they had for each of the gods which they worshipped, for this unknown god. Their whole lives revolved around keeping their gods placated so that they could have a good life, and be successful, and not die. They so believed this, and were so scared, that they had dedicated an altar to [fill in the blank] just in case they missed someone. You see, if there was some god out there that they were not taking care of, he wouldn’t appreciate that, and he might curse them; their economy would fail, they would lose their wars, they would be destroyed—so they thought, at least.

Just as then, this World is dark. They don’t know what they need to fill the longing they have; they think they know, but it never works. For some people, there lives are full of fear: What if I lose my job? What if my child fails? Does this President know what he is doing? Will I have enough money to retire? How long will I live Doctor? Others may seem to have it under control, but inside there is some fear and uncertainty. Everyone has something to worry about, whether it’s as insignificant as whether or not their team will win (don’t tell them that’s insignificant) or as important as whether or not the world is going to end, or at least theirs. Depression, drunkenness, drug abuse, and so on are all rampant. Suicide is all too common. This World has no answer.

That is, they won’t accept the Answer. As my Pastor’s banner says: “Got problems? Jesus is the Answer!” The Bible says that Jesus Christ is the Light: “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world:” (Jn 8:12) As for darkness, there’s none of that around Him. “This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.” (1 Jn 1:5) I truly believe that Jesus is the answer to all of men’s problems. He definitely cares more about each of us than anyone else does.

So if you’re a Christian, you have The Answer. You know the true God; the only God. There’s no worries about leaving a god out, or on how to please God. You now walk in the light of the Word. You are a child of the Light.

“He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” ~ Jn 8:12b

Children of the Light