Light Shines Through the Darkness

Then God made two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. He made the stars also. God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good.
(Gen 1:16-18)

God's design from the beginning was for light to shine through the darkness, and for lights to rule in life. To rule is to reign, to exercise dominion.

The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. (Rom 13:12-14)

What a mighty God we serve, and what mighty armor, indeed, is the armor of light. We are in a spiritual war every day, and every day we wage war against the forces of darkness which seek to rob, kill, and destroy. We must put on the armor of light, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and stay clear of the muck and mire that can bog us down, and sap our energy and strength.

For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. (2Co 4:6-11)

Forward into battle, my friend. This battle is not for the feint of heart or those whose dreams are steeped in what this world has to offer. This battle is for those that find their courage and dreams in Christ Jesus. Those that desire what Christ has to offer, and those that are willing to the pay the price for victory!

Yours in Him,

Pastor B.