Psalm 36:9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
Oh Friends in Christ, the sun will soon rise and bring light to the darkness of night, as well as thirty something degree temps in my area. That is what’s been forecasted for most of this week. But that won’t stop us from having a field day on light, like I promised. The Good Book contains so much stuff on the topic of light though, that we can only highlight some of the more important passages. So, without further ado, here’s the most important scripture on light: ‘And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.’ (Gen.1:3-5) Oh Friends, what an awesome moment that must have been eh! And would you believe, that since then, light is still coming; coming at approximately 186,000 miles per second? Mama Mia! And moving right along, we come to God’s promise, re the future glory of Zion, so aptly conveyed by the very insightful and privileged prophet Isaiah. ‘The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God, thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.’ (Is.60:19-20) My people those are still very important words, so please pay attention to them. It’s all part of God’s promise of redemption. The next important aspect of light to us, my Friends, possibly the most important in terms of spiritual life, are those immortal words of John the Baptist, re the true light. ‘There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.’ (John 1:6-9) And right there began the modern version of light, my people! Now hear the words of that glorious Light that came to earth two thousand years ago, to bring us out of our sinful darkness. ‘And this is the condemnation, that (the) light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth (practices) evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved (exposed). But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.’ (John 3:19-21) Ah Friends, Jesus does have a way with words. Thereafter, the apostles and the faithful began talking about and spreading the words of the redeeming Light that came down from heaven to save our sinful souls, and the great impact that Light had on us when we believed in and trusted Him. Now here’s the purpose Jesus laid on Bruh Paul, when He unexpectedly confronted him on the road to Damascus, as related to King Agrippa. ‘Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified (set apart) by faith that is in me.’ (Acts 26:17-18) Listen to Bruh Paul again, in his second missive to the Corinthians: ‘For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of the darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.’ (2 Cor.4:5-6) Yes Friends, it’s all about eroding the sinful darkness of Lucifer’s evil ways in our beings, and replacing them with the saving light and grace of Jesus. Hear how Peter, the rock that Christ built His Church upon, puts it: ‘But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar (his own special) people; that ye should show forth (proclaim) the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.’ (1 Pet.2:9-10) How much better can it get eh mih breddren? Not much, seeing that we’ve been specially chosen to be God’s own people! And all God’s people sang out loud: ‘Glory Hallelujah!’ However mih people, is time now to do away with all the flowery words and speeches and get down to brass tacks, right down to the nitty gritty; the reality of the situation concerning that light we’ve been speaking so enthusiastically about. And here too is where we going to separate the sheep from the goats. Please listen closely to these words of extraordinary importance to believers, from the mouth of our Lord, Saviour and Leader, Jesus Christ. ‘Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle (lamp), and put it under a bushel (basket), but on a candlestick (lamp stand); and it giveth light to all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.’ (Mat.5:14-16) And from the throats of all God’s people, rang out a loud, sincere ‘Amen!’ Yes my brethren, that’s our job on this earth in a nutshell. And seeing how that awesome Light from heaven has entered our souls and brought us so much joy, peace and happiness, not to mention the wonderful promises of salvation and eternal light and life, let’s all go out seriously now, into the evil, ungodly world and try to bring that same feeling of glory and wonder to others nuh. That’s what Jesus asked His followers to do. And that’s the sermon on light. (smile) Till tomorrow then Friends, God willing, let’s all walk in peace, LOVE and true fellowship with each other, spreading the light of Christ, as we continue on our earthly journey. Much LOVE!…when light replaces darkness…a whole new perspective is achieved…as different as day and night…
Oh Friends in Christ, the sun will soon rise and bring light to the darkness of night, as well as thirty something degree temps in my area. That is what’s been forecasted for most of this week. But that won’t stop us from having a field day on light, like I promised. The Good Book contains so much stuff on the topic of light though, that we can only highlight some of the more important passages. So, without further ado, here’s the most important scripture on light: ‘And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night.’ (Gen.1:3-5) Oh Friends, what an awesome moment that must have been eh! And would you believe, that since then, light is still coming; coming at approximately 186,000 miles per second? Mama Mia! And moving right along, we come to God’s promise, re the future glory of Zion, so aptly conveyed by the very insightful and privileged prophet Isaiah. ‘The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God, thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.’ (Is.60:19-20) My people those are still very important words, so please pay attention to them. It’s all part of God’s promise of redemption. The next important aspect of light to us, my Friends, possibly the most important in terms of spiritual life, are those immortal words of John the Baptist, re the true light. ‘There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.’ (John 1:6-9) And right there began the modern version of light, my people! Now hear the words of that glorious Light that came to earth two thousand years ago, to bring us out of our sinful darkness. ‘And this is the condemnation, that (the) light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth (practices) evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved (exposed). But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.’ (John 3:19-21) Ah Friends, Jesus does have a way with words. Thereafter, the apostles and the faithful began talking about and spreading the words of the redeeming Light that came down from heaven to save our sinful souls, and the great impact that Light had on us when we believed in and trusted Him. Now here’s the purpose Jesus laid on Bruh Paul, when He unexpectedly confronted him on the road to Damascus, as related to King Agrippa. ‘Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified (set apart) by faith that is in me.’ (Acts 26:17-18) Listen to Bruh Paul again, in his second missive to the Corinthians: ‘For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus sake. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of the darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.’ (2 Cor.4:5-6) Yes Friends, it’s all about eroding the sinful darkness of Lucifer’s evil ways in our beings, and replacing them with the saving light and grace of Jesus. Hear how Peter, the rock that Christ built His Church upon, puts it: ‘But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar (his own special) people; that ye should show forth (proclaim) the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.’ (1 Pet.2:9-10) How much better can it get eh mih breddren? Not much, seeing that we’ve been specially chosen to be God’s own people! And all God’s people sang out loud: ‘Glory Hallelujah!’ However mih people, is time now to do away with all the flowery words and speeches and get down to brass tacks, right down to the nitty gritty; the reality of the situation concerning that light we’ve been speaking so enthusiastically about. And here too is where we going to separate the sheep from the goats. Please listen closely to these words of extraordinary importance to believers, from the mouth of our Lord, Saviour and Leader, Jesus Christ. ‘Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle (lamp), and put it under a bushel (basket), but on a candlestick (lamp stand); and it giveth light to all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.’ (Mat.5:14-16) And from the throats of all God’s people, rang out a loud, sincere ‘Amen!’ Yes my brethren, that’s our job on this earth in a nutshell. And seeing how that awesome Light from heaven has entered our souls and brought us so much joy, peace and happiness, not to mention the wonderful promises of salvation and eternal light and life, let’s all go out seriously now, into the evil, ungodly world and try to bring that same feeling of glory and wonder to others nuh. That’s what Jesus asked His followers to do. And that’s the sermon on light. (smile) Till tomorrow then Friends, God willing, let’s all walk in peace, LOVE and true fellowship with each other, spreading the light of Christ, as we continue on our earthly journey. Much LOVE!…when light replaces darkness…a whole new perspective is achieved…as different as day and night…
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