Only one thing conquers and dispels darkness, and that is
light. Isaiah declared, “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great
light” (Isaiah 9:2). Likewise, John stated, “The light shineth in darkness; and
the darkness comprehended it not” (John 1:5).
Light represents understanding. When we say, “I see the
light,” we’re saying, “Now I understand.” The Lord is about to open our eyes to
receive new revelation of the greatness of God and what He is doing in the
world today. We can not focus on what governments, the media and the world say,
for they are in darkness and do not comprehend the light. We are people of the light. We should see things as God sees things and
come into His understanding. We should not be influenced by the world, but
we should be influencing the world.
1 John 1:5-7 says, “This is the message which we have heard
from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at
all. ---If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with
one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
In the midst of a darkening world God wants to reveal Himself
in a new way to us. He calls us not to focus on the darkness of this world, but
on the glorious revelation of Himself. “God is light and in Him is no darkness
at all.” God desires to dispel the
darkness out of our lives. He wants to remove the darkness of fear, anxiety,
doubt, discouragement and apathy, and replace it with the light of faith, hope
and love.
It was during the stormy period marking the expansion of the
Assyrian empire and the decline of Israel that Isaiah “saw the Lord
seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of His robe filled the
temple.” (Isaiah 6:1) It was when the Syrian army surrounded Elisha and his
servant, that the servant’s eyes were opened and he saw “the mountain was full
of horses and chariots of fire.” (2 Kings 16:7) Paul prayed for us that “the
eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the
hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the
saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who
believe.” (Ephesians 1:18-19)
It is only as the
light of the revelation of Christ permeates our very being, expelling the
darkness in us, that we can begin to bring light to the world. For it is
the light of Christ in us that conquers the darkness. It was only after the
revelation of the greatness of God that Isaiah said “here am I, send me!” Isaiah
was saying, “Lord send me into the darkness of Israel to shine forth the
revelation knowledge of yourself.” Later, Isaiah would pen these prophetic
words, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen
upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness
the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen
upon thee.”
Light always conquers darkness! May you receive a greater
revelation of the glory of the Lord in you, and may it begin to affect those
around you.
Andy Clark
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