Have you ever had a secret relationship? Have you had a friend you didn’t want others to know about? Was that person a good friend? Were you afraid to let your parents know they were your friend? Were you afraid of letting your other friends know they were a friend?
We may have a secret at some point in our lives. Perhaps the person is someone we truly like, but we don’t think our parents or other friends will approve or they will be surprised by it. We may feel as though we will be embarrassed if they find out. So, we keep it a secret.
Nicodemus has a secret he wanted to keep that way. He had a fascination with Jesus. Though Nicodemus was a Pharisee, part of the Jewish religious leadership, he found Jesus’ teachings interesting. He wanted to hear more from Jesus. But because he was a Pharisee, he kept his fascination a secret.
Once, when he sought out Jesus, he went to Him at night—under the cover of darkness. He could move in the shadows to get to where Jesus was and limit the possibility of being seen. It would have been a big risk to go during the day, but he reduced the risk of being caught by going at night. He had questions he needed answered by Jesus.
Do we do the same with Jesus? Do we sneak around to meet up with Him? Perhaps we read our Bible when sitting alone but put it away when our friends are coming over. Maybe we go to church on Sunday morning but don’t tell our friends we do so. We continue to meet with Jesus so long as we don’t have to bring our relationship to the light.
We do not have to continue to sneak around to meet with Jesus. He will meet us anywhere we want to meet with Him. Yet, He much prefers meeting us in the light. He wants us to share Him with others. We can only do that by letting them know we have a relationship with Him. So, step out of the secrecy and into the light. Let others know you have a relationship with Jesus.
I pray we all share our relationship with Jesus. I pray we let our friends know we meet with Jesus regularly. I pray each one of us will step out of secrecy and into the light with Jesus. Leave secrecy behind. Step into the light. Share Jesus with others. Let others know you have a relationship with Jesus.
John 3:1-2 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.”
Marty Pressey 