Light
Romans 13:11-14 could be a scripture Paul wrote today, this very hour. Let us listen to the voice of these verses.
It is a critical hour. It is high time to wake up out of our sleep to reality. Our final deliverance is at hand, nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone. The day is almost here. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the FULL ARMOR OF LIGHT. Put on, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its desires.
What a scripture passage this is. Do you see the solution to the darkness of this present hour for all of us? Put on the armor of light; put on Jesus Christ; put on the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18.
For a few minutes, let’s look at the Light of God. Jesus is called the Word of God in John 1:1. In the Psalms we read that the entrance of the Word brings light. Here in Romans 13 we are instructed to put on the armor of light. In Ephesians 6 we are told to put on the full armor of God. Every part of that armor is a reference to the word, Jesus, the Light of the world.
What does light do? It dispels the darkness. Wherever there is light, there cannot be darkness because one little sliver of light means that it is no longer dark. Think about that for a moment. The instant you read God’s Word, you speak His Word, you meditate His Word, the Light of God is there for you, in your mind and in your heart. It is the Word. It is the Light. In the very beginning of the creation, God spoke Himself into the very atmosphere of this earth. LIGHT, BE! In essence He was saying: ME, BE! What He is, He spoke out of Himself into this earth. What makes God God is what created this earth. Light is at the root of the formulation of life. Without light, life as we know it could not be.
Light makes manifest, reveals. Light is understanding, as darkness is pushed back. Have you ever been pondering something, trying to understand it and all of a sudden it is like a light bulb comes on and you exclaim, I see! That’s what we are talking about. God wants to bring understanding to us of His ways, His Kingdom, His life. And His Word is the key to unlock that understanding. Without His Word, there is not the foundation for understanding Him. The Holy Spirit takes His Word and shows us the Truth of it, the reality of the inner workings of God. As Psalm 119 expresses it: His Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. The entrance of His Word gives light, brings understanding.
Any time that you are “in the dark,” pondering the way to do something, go to God the Word and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you the way to do it, the decision to be made, the pathway to take. He is faithful and will provide the answer every time. What we must do is be patient and trust Him to bring us the understanding that we need to walk on through to victory.
It is a critical hour. It is high time to wake up out of our sleep to reality. Our final deliverance is at hand, nearer to us now than when we first believed. The night is far gone. The day is almost here. Let us then cast off the works of darkness and put on the FULL ARMOR OF LIGHT. Put on, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its desires.
What a scripture passage this is. Do you see the solution to the darkness of this present hour for all of us? Put on the armor of light; put on Jesus Christ; put on the full armor of God (Ephesians 6:10-18.
For a few minutes, let’s look at the Light of God. Jesus is called the Word of God in John 1:1. In the Psalms we read that the entrance of the Word brings light. Here in Romans 13 we are instructed to put on the armor of light. In Ephesians 6 we are told to put on the full armor of God. Every part of that armor is a reference to the word, Jesus, the Light of the world.
What does light do? It dispels the darkness. Wherever there is light, there cannot be darkness because one little sliver of light means that it is no longer dark. Think about that for a moment. The instant you read God’s Word, you speak His Word, you meditate His Word, the Light of God is there for you, in your mind and in your heart. It is the Word. It is the Light. In the very beginning of the creation, God spoke Himself into the very atmosphere of this earth. LIGHT, BE! In essence He was saying: ME, BE! What He is, He spoke out of Himself into this earth. What makes God God is what created this earth. Light is at the root of the formulation of life. Without light, life as we know it could not be.
Light makes manifest, reveals. Light is understanding, as darkness is pushed back. Have you ever been pondering something, trying to understand it and all of a sudden it is like a light bulb comes on and you exclaim, I see! That’s what we are talking about. God wants to bring understanding to us of His ways, His Kingdom, His life. And His Word is the key to unlock that understanding. Without His Word, there is not the foundation for understanding Him. The Holy Spirit takes His Word and shows us the Truth of it, the reality of the inner workings of God. As Psalm 119 expresses it: His Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path. The entrance of His Word gives light, brings understanding.
Any time that you are “in the dark,” pondering the way to do something, go to God the Word and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you the way to do it, the decision to be made, the pathway to take. He is faithful and will provide the answer every time. What we must do is be patient and trust Him to bring us the understanding that we need to walk on through to victory.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 4:18 PM
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