Come to the Dark Side, Luke- Amelia Rogers

            Imagine that you are in a room that is darker than the night. Everything is black, and you can’t see your hand an inch in front of your face. You don’t know who or what is in the room with you. There is nothing but darkness.

            But then, in an instant, there is light. Bright and white and glowing and illuminating everything around you.

            You can see.

            There are people there with you, all kinds of people. There are beautiful things and opportunities. There is life.

            I believe that there is an absolute evil and an absolute good, and it is as clear as darkness against the light. Darkness is simply the absence of light. In the darkness, we are lost, confused, defeated. But there is an easy way out– you just need a source of light. In the presence of light, there is no more darkness.

            Evil is the absence of good. In the darkness of evil we are lost, confused, defeated. But there is an easy way out- you just need a source of good. In the presence of pure goodness, there is no more evil.

            God is the light, the absolute epitome of good. Satan is the dark, the absolute epitome of evil. There is an exact line between good and evil, in black and white. However, no one can live perfectly. No human can be wholly good, no matter how hard they try. There is only one person who has ever lived a perfectly good life– Jesus Christ. People who are living in the light make mistakes. People who are living in the dark, whether openly or unknowingly, can do good things. People can cross from good to evil, from light to dark. But there is still no gray area. Good is defined in the pattern of life God has planned for anyone who will choose Him. Evil is defined in the absence of God and the absence of a lifestyle that attempts to reflect Him.

            I can’t be the judge of good actions and bad actions. Only God can judge that. What I can do is try to live in the light, to live a life of good that God has laid out for me. I am convinced that a life under His pure goodness is the only way to have a beautiful life here and after here, because I also believe good is the winning side. I believe that one day good will eliminate evil, and God’s pure and holy goodness will be revealed to everyone.

            In the human side of me, I want to say that this is just my opinion. But I cannot deny what I know is true– God is living and God is good.

For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. ~2 Corinthians 4:6