Light and Darkness

We are creatures of darkness. By our vary nature we try to hide from truth.

From Genesis 3:8 (And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.)

to Revelation 6:15-16 (And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne,)

Same principle as being unable to look at your self in the mirror, but where the mirror only will reflect what you know to be true; your guilty conscience. God and his Word (The perfect light and only true mirror) shows you all your inequity at once and in plain view. In the presence of God there is no room to hide, misdirect, or put the best face forward. That is insanely uncomfortable. Until we realize That God Loves us not because what we do or don't do and that he is the only person that needs to be pleased (this includes dying to yourself) you'll continually be looking for ways to puff your self up, and when ever the light comes we will continue to run. The light will destroy the careful and complex systems we have established to hide from others and ourselves.