For there is nothing hidden except to be made visible;
nothing is secret except to come to light.
We have been illuminated with the light of Christ and yet for some reason we seem uncomfortable with letting it shine. And is Christ's light, not our own, that is at issue here. If we aren't dark as an air raid drill we nevertheless aren't bright as the sun. We hide that which is meant to be made visible because we fear the consequences. Yet the deeper consequences of the light coming into the world will eventually be made known to that world. That which we aren't comfortable speaking will eventually be declared by God to be the definitive truth.
Since we aren't perfectly adjusted to the light we ourselves may feel discomfort when we are illuminated in the presence of others. This is often a roadblock to sharing the light with them, as it would by necessity expose us as frauds and charlatans, at least to some degree. But if we and the rest of the world must all stand eventually before the light it is best to act as though we want to be ready for that. The more we desire to stand even here and now in the bright warm light of Christ the more we will desire that for our eternal destiny and the more easily we will be able to share that light with others. We were not made for darkness, fear, and hiding. We were made for higher things. It is easier to get over the desire to blend in sooner rather than later.
If we don't become conduits to light, to love, and to grace, than those things will not only not flow through us but will begin to dry up inside of us as well. Faith and trust lead to flourishing in a virtuous cycle. But not to advance is almost be definition to fall behind.
Let us hold unwaveringly to our confession that gives us hope,
for he who made the promise is trustworthy.
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