ADAR 19
Light
“You are the light of the world. It is impossible for a city to be hidden on a mountain. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it shines to all those in the house.” (Mat 5:14-15)
The sun is
the principal source of light in our universe, and the Scriptures tell us that
Elohim (Gen 1:14-19) created the sun. With the further discovery of fire,
mankind learned how to keep the darkness at bay, and those things that the
darkness could hide were no longer a threat to us.
Adonai our
Elohim is Himself Light (Isa 60:19; John 8:12), and there is no darkness in Him, for there is nothing in Him that
needs to be concealed. When we enter a covenant relationship with our Creator,
we also become acquainted with the Spirit of Elohim, the Ruach HaKodesh. This HOLY
Breath of YAH, we need to remember, is also the Spirit of Truth, from whom nothing is
concealed or hidden (see John 14:17; 1Cor 2:10).
For those
of us who “hunger and thirst after righteousness” (Mat 5:6), Elohim will
act as a ‘window cleaner,’ to clear and clean, and even remove, if necessary,
those places within us that would inhibit His
light from shining out of us. When we reach the place of transparency, we reach
the place where our lives are our witness, our testimony, and those whom we
meet will KNOW that we belong to the
Creator of the universe. We willingly, joyfully, allow His light to shine through us.
“Let YOUR
light so shine before men that they may see your moral excellence and your
praiseworthy, noble, and good deeds and recognize and honor and praise and
glorify your Father Who is in heaven.” (Mat 5:16
AMPC, emphasis mine)
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