The Light!

The Light!

Isaiah 9:2 AMPC

[2] 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.

Long before the Light was physically made manifest, God had spoken about Him through various prophets in the old testament. Isaiah was one of those prophets, and we see a very clear reference to a specific Light, written in uppercase, indicating a living thing. Of this, there can be no doubt: there is only one Light, and this is Jesus. Many may lay claim to some form of enlightenment, education or emotional intelligence, but as long as they are not the Light, they cannot lay claim to anything the Light claims to be and do. It is also necessary that you do not just take His Word for it; He has proven Himself over and over again several times, bringing.life, hope, healing and salvation to all who come to Him in faith. 

Who else has ever made and backed up such claims? The Light was promised by God, and in the fullness of time, the Light was revealed to us. We were all in darkness due to the power of sin, but the Light of salvation and redemption came and shone into our hearts, so we could see who we were, where we were, what we needed, and how to get to the place God had prepared for us. We had to admit our helplessness, so we could access the help now promised by God. How can you give Light to a man who does not admit he is in the dark? God, in His mercy, has made the Light available to ALL men, irrespective of the past. All have sinned and come short of the glory of God. All need the redemptive work of the Light in order to come into the fullness of the Life that the Light brings. 

This is what makes God fair, as well as His judgments. It is a level playing field for all men; He has done His bit and paid the price for my sin. The response is mine to make. I must note that the world has only darkness to offer. It is in its nature, and there is nothing anyone can do to change that. You will have to take a step out of the world, not physically, but spiritually, in order to be free of the hold and limits of the world. As long as a man is under the control and influence of the world, he has no access to Light or any hope of eternal life with God. The warning here is for all who seek true life after this earthly phase is over: the One who can give Life is the One who secured it in the first place. He waits for all who will come. Come as you are; He will not cast you away. God's time of favour is here.