2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

The recent reports coming from the Gulf of Mexico have been mostly positive. Much of the oil from the BP spill has been cleaned up by workers or dispersed by nature. This has happened much sooner than most people thought possible.

However, some scientists say that there is a 22-mile-long plume of oil that is lurking far below the surface of the water, and that it will probably loiter there for several more months. The oil breaks down at a much slower pace in the dark, cold depths of the sea, making it an on-going threat to marine life.

In much the same way, sin that lies hidden beneath the surface of our lives threatens to harm the spiritual life we have with Christ. John 3:19-21 says, “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

Is there any sin lurking in the depths of your soul that needs to be brought into God’s light?