Some people think of black as the absence of color. Rather, it is the ability of certain substances to pull in all spectrums of light and let none escape. Black absorbs all color.
So, black is every color, absorbed and contained, held in a tight fist, and never released. When our world becomes black with sin, no good comes from it, for we become a tight fist, suffocating the brilliant light of Christ in our lives.
God loved Israel. From the moment of Israel's conception, his chosen people received his favor. Yet, she reached a point where even God could no longer contain his grief over her transgressions, and he painted her world pitch black.
In that hour, God’s love no longer extended to Israel.
Hosea 1:4-9 reveals the depths of God’s despair in the names Hosea gives to his children:
- Hosea’s first son was named Jezreel, meaning God will scatter Israel against the might of his chosen victor.
- Hosea’s second child was a daughter called Lo-ruhamah, meaning God’s pity will not extend to Israel when destruction comes her way.
- Hosea’s third child, a son, was Lo-ammi, meaning God will no longer be Israel’s God, and they will no longer be his people.
The darkest of nights encompassed Israel, and she was blinded to its truth. She could not see that God’s love does not endure with his people forever, if they insist on their own way.
Paint pitch black. It is the color of the absence of God’s love. When he no longer shines on us with his glory and grace, then his love is no longer reflected in everything we do, and we become just another soul blackened with sin.
We become paint pitch black.
When Jesus shines in us, we will burst the fist of sin, and love will blaze forth for the world to see.
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