One night when I was a teenager, some friends and myself decided to go visit the tunnel. It was quite dark, no lights anywhere around. We entered the tunnel with our flashlights and walked to about the halfway point—which we estimated by when the dark gray openings (which we could barely see) on either end of the tunnel were about the same size. It was a strange feeling to be in such a dark place where the light was not much brighter than the dark. Kind of like this image I made here—see if you can even see the light colored spot.
Last night I wake up and was not able to sleep for a bit. So I decided to pray for Isaan, that part of Thailand where we may one day bring the light of the good news of Jesus. As I prayed, the image of our night-time visit to the tunnel came to mind. This is a part of the Thailand where in most places no one has heard the the name of Jesus and in in a few places there are only a handful that have found hope in Him. It is a dark place where even the bright places aren’t very bright. This makes me think of the words of Jesus, “If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!” Matthew 6:23 (ESV)
How grateful we are that God provided a way out of darkness: the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned (Matthew 4:16-ESV)
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