Have you ever watched a series that you couldn't get enough of, so much so that you watch it a second time? I never have, until I discovered a show on Amazon Prime titled Niko and the Sword of Light. I absolutely cannot get enough of this show.
The series is about a young champion whose mission is to defeat the darkness and free his people forever. Sounds like another Champion I know. Each episode finds Niko, the young champion, fighting darkness, making it flee, and freeing those whom it had held captive. It's such a beautiful parallel to Jesus fighting the darkness to set us free.
In a few episodes, it appears that the bad guy, Narest (the darkness), has won. But every time, somehow, Niko (the light) wins. Light always defeats darkness. Somehow.
But in those moments where it appears that darkness has won, hope seems lost for the characters. I wonder if that's how it was on the day of Jesus's crucifixion. The disciples must have lost all hope, for their Champion was now defeated. At least that's how it looked. There are moments in my own life where it appears that darkness has won. My hope wanes in those moments. But then, from somewhere, a glimmer of light appears. Light always defeats darkness.
And I'm thankful that light always wins. Darkness never overcomes light. It simply isn't strong enough. Go in a dark room and turn on a flashlight. The darkness cannot overcome it. Turn the lights off and light a candle. That single, tiny flame cannot be overcome by the darkness. No matter how small the light, darkness cannot overcome it.
It looked like darkness had won on that crucifixion day. But the Light of the world could not be overcome, no matter how dark death was. Darkness was strong, but the Light was stronger.
What darkness are you facing? What darkness looks like it's winning? Take hope knowing that there is no darkness strong enough to overcome light. And hold on to the Light of the world. He's your Champion, defeating the darkness and setting you free forever.
