THE MIRACLE OF LIGHT-THE POWER OF LIGHT 3-28-21
The most powerful and creative work of God is light all the miraculous begin with the command of God. Light is not the light of the sun the moon or the stars but calling down of the Lord of glory upon the planet, that was without form and void. Earth. Chosen in the midst of the universe of stars planets and heavenly bodies. Light is always associated with good or goodness because it is sourced is God. Light gives spiritual life. Only light can produce living works. Dead works dont produce anything. Light protects kind of like a vaccination. Jesus told us to become children of the light. We know the future because we are of the light. Weve been given spiritual light not of this world. We are a light to the nations.
GEN 1:3 "When God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was completely formless and empty, with nothing but darkness draped over the deep. Gods Spirit swept over the face of the waters. And then God announced: Let there be light, and light burst forth!" TPT
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Gen 1:3 And God said, Let there be light; and there was light. AMP
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Gen 1:4 And God saw that the light was good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it; and God separated the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day. AMP
Matt 17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a shining cloud [composed of light] overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is My Son, My Beloved, with Whom I am [and have always been] delighted. Listen to Him! AMP
Mal 4:2 But for you, sunrise! The sun of righteousness will dawn on those who honor my name, healing radiating from its wings. You will be bursting with energy, like colts frisky and frolicking. MSG
Hab 3:4 And His brightness was like the sunlight; rays streamed from His hand, and there [in the sunlike splendor] was the hiding place of His power. AMP
James 1:17 Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle.
18 He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures. MSG
ISA 60:1-3 Rise up in splendor and be radiant, for your light has dawned,and Yahwehs glorynow streams from you!2 Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth, and thick gloomcovers the nations, but Yahweh arisesupon you and the brightness of his glory appears over you!
3 Nations will be attracted to your radiant lightand kings to the sunrise-glory of your new day. TPT
2 COR 4:6 the one who has cascaded his light into usthe brilliant dawning light of the glorious knowledge of God as we gaze into the face of Jesus Christ.[ TPT
Albert Einstein said, Light is constant. Light is the only constant. It is unchangeable. Light is eternal. But Paul wrote about this first.
1 Tim 6:16 Who alone has immortality [in the sense of exemption from every kind of death] and lives in unapproachable light, Whom no man has ever seen or can see. Unto Him be honor and everlasting power and dominion. Amen (so be it). AMP
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1 Tim 6:16 He's the only one death can't touch, his light so bright no one can get close. He's never been seen by human eyes human eyes can't take him in! Honor to him, and eternal rule! Oh, yes. MSG
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1 TIM 6:16 He alone is the immortal God, living in the unapproachable light of divine glory! No one has ever seen his fullness, nor can they, for all the glory and endless authority of the universe belongs to him, forever and ever. Amen! TPT
John 8:12 Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not be walking in the dark, but will have the Light which is Life. AMP
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JN 8:12 Then Jesus said, I amlight to the world, and those who embrace me will experience life-giving light, and they will never walkin darkness. TPT
Heb 1:2 [But] in the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom He created the worlds and the reaches of space and the ages of time [He made, produced, built, operated, and arranged them in order].
3 He is the sole expression of the glory of God [the Light-being, the out-raying or radiance of the divine], and He is the perfect imprint and very image of [God's] nature, upholding and maintaining and guiding and propelling the universe by His mighty word of power. When He had by offering Himself accomplished our cleansing of sins and riddance of guilt, He sat down at the right hand of the divine Majesty on high, AMP
Eph 5:13 But when anything is exposed and reproved by the light, it is made visible and clear; and where everything is visible and clear there is light.
14 Therefore He says, Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall shine (make day dawn) upon you and give you light.
15 Look carefully then how you walk! Live purposefully and worthily and accurately, not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people), AMP
ROM 13:12-14 Nights darkness is dissolving away as a new day of destiny dawns. So we must once and for all strip away what is done in the shadows of darkness, removing it like filthy clothes. And once and for all we clothe ourselves with the radiance of light as our weapon.
13 We must live honorably, surrounded by the light of this new day, not in the darkness of drunkennessand debauchery, not in promiscuity and sensuality, not being argumentative or jealous of others.
14 Instead fully immerse yourselves intothe Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, and dont waste even a moments thought on your former identity to awaken its selfish desires. TPT
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Rom 13:12-14. It was night for long enough; the day has arrived. Cease immediately with any action associated with the darkness of ignorance. Clothe yourself in the radiance of light as a soldier would wear his full weaponry.
13 Our lives exhibit the kind of conduct consistent with the day, in contrast to the parade of the night of intoxicated licentiousness and lust, with all the quarrels and jealousy it ignites. By being fully clothed in Christ makes it impossible for the flesh to even imagine to find any further expression or fulfillment in less. Jesus is Lord of your life. Mirror
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Rom 13:12 The night is far gone and the day is almost here. Let us then drop (fling away) the works and deeds of darkness and put on the [full] armor of light.
13 Let us live and conduct ourselves honorably and becomingly as in the [open light of] day, not in reveling (carousing) and drunkenness, not in immorality and debauchery (sensuality and licentiousness), not in quarreling and jealousy.
14 But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts). AMP
JN 12:36 So believe and cling to the light while I am with you, so that you will become children of light.After saying this, Jesus then entered into the crowd and hid himself from them. TPT
1 Thess 5:4-5 But you are not in [given up to the power of] darkness, brethren, for that day to overtake you by surprise like a thief.
5 For you are all sons of light and sons of the day; we do not belong either to the night or to darkness. AMP
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1 THES 5:4-5 But you, beloved brothers and sisters, are not living in the dark, allowing that day to creep up on you like a thief coming to steal.
5 For you are all children of the light and children of the day. We dont belong to the night nor to darkness. TPT
Col 1:12-13 Giving thanks to the Father, Who has qualified and made us fit to share the portion which is the inheritance of the saints (God's holy people) in the Light.
13 [The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control and the dominion of darkness and has transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, AMP
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COL 1:12-13 Your hearts can soar with joyful gratitude when you think of how God made you worthy to receive the glorious inheritance freely given to us by living in the light.
13 He has rescued us completely from the tyrannical ruleof darkness and has translated us into the kingdom realm of his beloved Son. TPT
Eph 1:18 I pray that the light of God will illuminate the eyes of your imagination, flooding you with light, until you experience the full revelation of the hope of his callingthat is, the wealth of Gods glorious inheritances that he finds in us, his holy ones! TPT
Phil 2:15 That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish (faultless, unrebukable) in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation [spiritually perverted and perverse], among whom you are seen as bright lights (stars or beacons shining out clearly) in the [dark] world, AMP
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Phil 2:15 For then you will be seen as innocent, faultless, and pure children of God, even though you live in the midst of a brutal and perverse culture. For you will appear among them as shining lightsin the universe, TPT
Acts 13:47 For so the Lord has charged us, saying, I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles (the heathen), that you may bring [eternal] salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth. AMP
Isa 60:19 You'll have no more need of the sun by day nor the brightness of the moon at night. God will be your eternal light, your God will bathe you in splendor.
20 Your sun will never go down, your moon will never fade. I will be your eternal light. Your days of grieving are over. MSG
1 John 4:17 In this [union and communion with Him] love is brought to completion and attains perfection with us, that we may have confidence for the day of judgment [with assurance and boldness to face Him], because as He is, so are we in this world. AMP
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1 Jn 4:17. So now, with us awakening to our full inclusion in this love union, everything is perfect! Its Completeness is not compromised in contradiction. Our confident conversation echoes this fellowship even in the face of crisis; because, as he is, so are we in this world, our lives are mirrored in him. We are as blameless in this life as Jesus is! This perfect love union is the source of our confidence whenever we face the scrutiny of contradiction. Mirror
Num 6:25 The Lord make His face to shine upon and enlighten you and be gracious (kind, merciful, and giving favor) to you; AMP
Isa 2:5 Come, family of Jacob, let's live in the light of God. MSG