The Light Shines

UV 4194/10000 The Light Shines The people who walk in spiritual darkness will see a great Light; Those who live in the dark land, The Light will shine on them. Isaiah 9 v 2 Jesus is the great Light promised in this uni-verse. Once we believe and receive Jesus into our hearts and lives, we have no excuse to continue walking in darkness. Darkness of the night is a metaphor for spiritual ignorance or ignorance of who God is and His precepts. Each precept of God is a ray of light to light up our day. The Light, that is Jesus shines on us, in us, around us and through us. We get lit up with His presence and radiance and become a beacon light for those in our vicinity. Light dispels darkness and has no connection or relation with the darkness. Likewise, we ought to dispel darkness, the powers of darkness with our prayers, devotion, our exercise of the divine mandates. Light energises people into action. Light guides people and keep them from falling into the ditch or from going off track. Light enables us to see things clearly and in perspective. Hence, Jesus energises people. We find our purpose, our calling and our gifting in Jesus. We need to saturate ourselves with the Light and avoid darkness or evil. We need to also shine for Him or be His witnesses in this otherwise dark world of ignorance and ignorance-bred arrogance. When we walk faithfully and obediently with Christ, we are therefore, walking in the Light. The shadow of sin and death cannot fall upon us or make us fall. Elsewhere, Isaiah writes, “Arise for the Light shines on you.” When the favour of God shines upon us through our believing His Word or Jesus, His Son, we rise in all aspects of our lives. We cannot be indolent, weak, listless but we are blessed, enthused, energetic to do the things the Lord wants us to do. We are to radiate with His goodness, wisdom, grace, gentleness, power and humility. People get to see the Shekinah glory of the Lord on our faces and in our lives. But, we need to wait for the full weight of glory of God to rest upon us, His living temples. Jesus said, “Be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Since we are justified by the blood of Jesus, sanctified in the Holy Spirit, we are deemed perfect in the sight of the Lord. We are pure and shining light, spotless, blemishless like the perfect bride, ready at all times like the alert bridesmaids with oil in their lamps to greet and welcome the Bridegroom, Jesus.