LIGHT

“And the city has no need of the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb.” (Rev. 21:23). “And there will no longer be any night; and they will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illumine them; and they will reign for ever and ever.” (Rev. 22:5). 

 

“No longer will you have the sun for light by day, nor for brightness will the moon give you light; but you will have Yahweh for an everlasting light; and your God for your glory [or beauty!]. (Isaiah 60:19).

 

Can you visualize the above passages? Take a moment, close your eyes, what do you see? Often we have to close our eyes to the world around us in order to “see” the other world around us, for we live in a world of shadows and types and hints of what lies beyond the veil of physical sight. As we learn to live by faith and not by sight, we learn to see beyond what the natural eye sees, we learn to see Him who is invisible. (See 2 Kings 6:17 for an example of how we might learn to live).

 

Peter made the mistake, as understandable as it might have been, of putting Moses and Elijah on the same level as Jesus Christ, and the Father made it clear that, “This is My Beloved Son; listen to Him!” (Matthew 17:5).

 

We are called to live in the Light of Jesus Christ. Are we doing this? Are the above passages in Isaiah and Revelation working themselves out in our lives today?

 

What do the above passages look like in our lives today? Are they real to us and in us?

 

Describe what they look like in your life.