LIGHT DISPELS DARKNESS
“But all things become
visible when they are exposed by the light, for everything that becomes visible
is light. For this reason it says, "Awake, sleeper, And arise from the
dead, And Christ will shine on you." Eph. 5:13-14
Jesus, the God-man, said, "I am the light of the world." John 8:12. Such expressions
make at least two things abundantly clear. First, the origin of light rests
with God. Second, in some sense God Himself is the very essence of light. Such
statements do not suppose that God is light and nothing more, but they do
stress that God is the ultimate source of all knowing and understanding. To
this end Psa. 119:105 informs us
that God's Word is a "light"
to one's path. Here the emphasis lies upon perception and understanding gained
when darkness is dispelled and light revealed. With regard to light, the first
responsibility is that its testing must be sought. It is not enough that I
should say that light must be obeyed. Our first duty is to seek the light. We
often say that we have no light on a given subject. Let it be remembered that
if that is so, the fault is with us. We can have light if we will. This does not merely mean once, at the
beginning, but along the whole pathway of life. It is possible for us not to
seek the light, not to want to have the light, not to desire its shining; and
our first responsibility therefore is that we do seek the light. If indeed we
bear His name and profess to live the life of fellowship, we have no right to
undertake any business without seeking light, no right to enter upon any
pleasure without desiring to know His will. There must be the testing of the
life by light on the part of all those who are living in fellowship with God.
That is life lived in the spirits leadership and not the flesh.
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