LIGHT THE GREATEST OF GOD’S CREATED WORKS 10-1-23
VIDEO JESUS IS LIGHT 2
Light the greatest of Gods created works. The most important and powerful work of God is light. Without light there would be no form of life. Light is always associated with goodness. Its source is in God and the light defeats darkness. In the Hebrew, the word darkness is misery, destruction, and death. The light is the eternal light of God, which cannot be extinguished. And Jesus is the light of the world. Jesus is not only the manifestation of light. He is the source of all life and light.
GEN 1:1-2 In the Beginning When’ God’ created the heavens and the earth, the earth was completely formless and empty, with nothing but darkness draped over the deep. God’s Spirit hovered over the face of the waters.
3 And God announced; “Let there be light,” and light burst forth!’
4 And God saw the light as pleasing and beautiful; he used the light to dispel the darkness. God called the light “Day,” and the darkness “Night.” And so, evening gave way to morning the first day. TPT
ROM 13:12 It was night for long enough; the day has arrived. Cease immediately with any action associated with the darkness of ignorance. Clothe yourselves in the radiance of light as soldiers would wear their full weaponry. MIRROR
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Rom 13:12 The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed. MSG
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, God himself being the light, we also experience a shared life with one another, as the sacrificed blood of Jesus, God’s Son, purges all our sin. MSG
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1 JN 1:7 We are invited to explore the dimensions of the same light that engulfs God; when we see the light in his light, fellowship ignites! In this light, we understand how the blood of Jesus Christ is the removal of every distortion and stain of sin! MIRROR
Job 22:28 You’ll decide what you want and it will happen; your life will be bathed in light. MSG
Job 24:13 “Then there are those who avoid light at all costs, who scorn the light-filled path. MSG
Psalms 27:1 Yahweh is my revelation-light and the source of my salvation.
I fear no one! I’ll never turn back and run, for you, Yahweh, surround and protect me. TPT
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Ps 27:1 Light, space, zest — that’s God! So, with him on my side I’m fearless,
afraid of no one and nothing. MSG
Ps 56:13 You pulled me from the brink of death, my feet from the cliff-edge of doom.
Now I stroll at leisure with God in the sunlit fields of life. MSG
2 Cor 4:6 For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ (the Messiah).
7 However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves. AMP
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2 COR 4:6 The light source is founded in the same God who said, “Light, be!” And light shone out of darkness! He lit the lamp in our understanding so that we may clearly recognize the features of his likeness in the face of Jesus Christ reflected within us.
7 And now, in the glow of this glorious light and with unveiled faces we discover this treasure where it was hidden all along, in these frail skin-suits made of 1clay. We did not invent ourselves; we are God’s idea to begin with and the dynamic of his doing and amazing engineering! MIRROR
JOHN 1:4 His life is the light that defines our lives. (In his life we discover the light of life.)
5 The darkness was pierced and could not comprehend or diminish this light. MIRROR ▼▼▼
John 1:4 What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by.
5 The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the darkness couldn’t put it out. MSG
Ps 89:15 Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are the people who know the joyful sound [who understand and appreciate the spiritual blessings symbolized by the feasts]; they walk, O Lord, in the light and favor of Your countenance!
16 In Your name they rejoice all the day, and in Your righteousness they are exalted.
17 For You are the glory of their strength [their proud adornment], and by Your favor our horn is exalted and we walk with uplifted faces!
18 For our shield belongs to the Lord, and our king to the Holy One of Israel. AMP
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Psalms 89:15 O Lord, how blessed are the people who know the triumphant shout,
for they walk in the radiance of your presence.
16We can do nothing but leap for joy all day long, for we know who you are and what you do, and you’ve exalted us on high.
17The glory of your splendor is our strength, and your marvelous favor makes us even stronger, lifting us even higher! TPT
Psalms 97:11 For he sows seeds of light within his devoted lovers, and seeds of joy burst forth for the lovers of God!
12So be glad and continue to give him thanks, for God’s holiness is seen in everything he does. TPT
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Ps 97:11 Light-seeds are planted in the souls of God’s people, Joy-seeds are planted in good heart-soil.
12 So, God’s people, shout praise to God, Give thanks to our Holy God! MSG
Ps 112:4 Light arises in the darkness for the upright, gracious, compassionate, and just [who are in right standing with God]. AMP
Isa 9:2 Those who walked in darkness have seen a radiant light shining upon them. They once lived in the shadows of death, but now a glorious light has dawned! TPT
Isa 30:26 Moreover, the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, like the light of seven days [concentrated in one], in the day that the Lord binds up the hurt of His people, and heals their wound [inflicted by Him because of their sins]. AMP
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Isa 30:26 Better yet, on the Day God heals his people of the wounds and bruises from the time of punishment, moonlight will flare into sunlight, and sunlight, like a whole week of sunshine at once, will flood the land. MSG
Isa 60:1 “Rise up in splendor and be radiant, for your light has and Yahweh’s glory’ now streams from you!
2 Look carefully! Darkness blankets the earth, and thick clouds covers the nations,
but Yahweh arises upon you and the brightness of his glory appears over you!’
Nations will be attracted to your radiant light and kings to the sunrise-glory of your new day” TPT
Isa 60: 19 The sun will no longer be needed to brighten the day, nor the moon to shine at night, for Yahweh will be your unfailing light; your God will be your glory!
20 There will be no more sunsets or new moons,’ for Yahweh will be your everlasting light and your days of sadness will be over. TPT
JOHN 8:12 And Jesus continued to say, “I am the light of the world – whoever journeys with me shall not walk in darkness but will radiate the light of life!” MIRROR
1 John 2:8 Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true (is realized) in Him and in you, because the darkness (moral blindness) is clearing away and the true Light (the revelation of God in Christ) is already shining. AMP
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1 John 2:8 On the other hand, perhaps it is new, freshly minted as it is in both Christ and you — the darkness on its way out and the True Light already blazing! MSG
John 17:22 I have given to them the glory and honor which You have given Me, that they may be one [even] as We are one: AMP
Luke 1:78 The splendor-light of heaven’s glorious sunrise is about to break upon us in holy visitation, all because the merciful heart of our God is so very tender.
79The word from heaven will come to us with dazzling light to shine upon those who live in darkness, near death’s dark shadow. And he will illuminate the path that leads to the way of peace.” TPT
JOHN 9:5 The repeated presence of my “I-am-ness” in the world is the light of the world! I am the light of the cosmos!” MIRROR
Matthew 5:14 “Your lives light up the world. For how can you hide a city that stands on a hilltop?
15And who would light a lamp and then hide it in an obscure place? Instead, it’s placed where everyone in the house can benefit from its light.
16So don’t hide your light! Let it shine brightly before others, so that your commendable works will shine as light upon them, and then they will give their praise to your Father in heaven.” TPT
EPH 1:18 I pray that your thoughts will be flooded with light and inspired insight; that you will clearly picture his intent in identifying you in him so that you may know how precious you are to him. What God possesses in your redeemed innocence is his treasure and the glorious trophy of his inheritance! You are God’s portion. You are the sum total of his assets and the measure of his wealth!
19 I pray that you will be overwhelmed with an understanding of the magnitude of his power in the finished work of Christ. This is what results in the dynamic of your faith. MIRROR