ARISE AND SHINE!

Isaiah 9:2 AMPC

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great Light; those who dwelt in the land of intense darkness and the shadow of death, upon them has the Light shined.

 

Believers aren't meant to remain in darkness as 1 Peter 2:9 says, we are chosen and called out of darkness into light. Darkness is the state of being devoid of light, nightfall, a secret, closedness, blindness, evil, a place of punishment and a spiritual term for cast-offs, eternal damnation or loss.

So many people are stumbling about in the dark, some out of confusion, some because they are lost, for others, it’s indecision while so many chose to deliberately remain in the dark, closed off to the love and light of God because of a misguides belief that either God doesn't want or love them or they are not worthy to be in the light or yet again because they enjoy the pleasures of the dark.

Why would one deliberately choose to be in the dark when the glorious light of God is on offer? Simple, deception!

God knows the importance of light hence the reason the bible opens with God saying in Genesis 1:3-5, "Let there be light," and there was light”. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 

In between God setting light in its place, humanity decided to step back into darkness.

Now, the people are walking in darkness, in lies and deception and immorality. They are walking in unbelief and doubt, refusing to acknowledge and accept Christ as Lord and Saviour and rejecting the Holy Spirit.

People like those who refused the Lord’s invitation and appeal in Isaiah 2:5 saying “O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD”

The Lord is still beckoning us to come out of the dark and step into His marvellous light but as usual, we keep resisting and refusing the Lord’s appeal. Why are we so hard-hearted and stubborn to the Lord’s leading?

God has a reason for everything He does, it’s always for His glory and to our benefit. One of the reasons the Lord wants us to step out of darkness and into the light may be found in

Isaiah 60:1-3.

ARISE: Get up and out of whatever afflictions have held you back and down, rise up and out of mourning and captivity. 

Let the blind receive sight to see physically and spiritually.

Let every closed door become open.

Let every secret, hidden treasure be unveiled and revealed.

SHINE: Be enlightened; for the light of God has come on you; the light in you that can impact others, the light that establishes the glory of the Lord on us and makes a clear distinction between those who belong to the Father.

The light gives revelation and insight.

Some of us have been in the dark for too long and the Lord is saying it’s time to step out of the darkness and into the light.

Whatever darkness we’re facing is the enemy using it as a veil to keep us hidden from the purpose, plans, love and grace of the father.

Darkness has become a chain for many. Holding them down, and stopping them from actively moving, progressively and boldly living as soldiers of Christ.

It’s a hiding place that never allows our gifts and graces to shine through and be used for kingdom business.

He has and will deliver us!

Just as God rescued his people who were in the gross darkness of slavery in Egypt in Exodus 6:6; He continues to deliver us from the domain of darkness, from Satan and the powers of evil.

Darkness is an excuse to not follow the Lord wholeheartedly and is a crutch many use to limp between desires while claiming disability. God’s searchlight is turned on you as stated in Psalm 18:28. The Lord has already delivered you according to Colossians 1:13.

Time to step out and step in!

RELECTION QUESTIONS

-        What does “walking in darkness” look like in your personal life or community?

-        Have you ever felt unworthy of God's light? What beliefs or experiences contributed to that feeling?

-        What areas of your life need the light of God to shine more brightly?

-        What does it mean to you to “shine” in a crooked and twisted generation?

PRAYER: Father, help me walk in your light, your well-lit path, amid a crooked and twisted generation, empower me to be a light in this generation—clear, radiant, and full of grace. Let my life reflect Your truth and love among whom I can shine as lights in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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