CHILDREN OF LIGHT

CHILDREN OF LIGHT

2 Corinthians 4:4   ⁴ In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

The god of this world is Satan and he has blinded the eyes of those who have not accepted Jesus as savior with deception. He does this so that they might not accept the glorious gospel of Christ.

When people reject the cross and the covenant, they have in fact rejected Christ Jesus death, burial, and resurrection. Jesus, who is the image of God. Not only is he a part of the trinity, God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit.

Jesus who alone should shine unto men has been rejected by some men.

John 1:1-5   1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

² The same was in the beginning with God.

³ All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

⁴ In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

⁵ And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

In the beginning does not infer that Christ as God had a beginning, because as God he had no beginning. It is referring to the time of creation in Genius 1:1.  

Jesus the word, the Holy Spirit through John describes Jesus as the eternal, Logos, which in Christian theology is the Word of God. Jesus is the second person of the Trinity.

When John says, and the Word was with God. Jesus has always been with God until he came to earth to pay the price for our redemption on the cross.

The Word was God, means that he did not cease to be God during the incarnation. He was and is, God, from eternity past to eternity future.

The same was in the beginning with God. This very person called Jesus the Christ was in eternity with God the father.

And all things were made by Him, is referring to the fact that all things came into being through Him. Referring to every item of creation one by one, rather than all things regarded in totality.

Without him was not anything made that was made. Nothing was made independent of His cooperation. He created everything there is nothing exists that He didn’t make.

In him was life, this life referred here is the eternal live in Him, in you.

2 Corinthians 2:16   ¹⁶ To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

The cross was planned as carefully as creation was planned. It is as necessary to our life as the sun is to the solar system.

To the light of men, He alone is the life source. If you don’t know Christ as Lord and savior, you are in the darkness.

Jesus’ live gives light to all mankind. His life is the light that shines through the darkness. The darkness can never put out the light of Jesus.

Matthew 5:14   ¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

We are the light that shines in this chaotic world. If we stop shining and no light is available to cast out the darkness of this world, how will people see our Gods good works and our good works for the Lord so that our Father which is heaven will be glorified.

Most of the time our light shines into the darkness, which is the world, controlled by Satan and his demonic force. We the believers are not of this world, our home is in heaven, we are just passing through this life praising God and letting our light shine in the hearts of people. 

Isaiah 60:1-3   60 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

² 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.

³ And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.

Arise and shine! For your light is come. This is old testament prophecy teachings for the future glory of Zion. It will be set up for believers, teachers, and ministers of today. Old testament or new testament, Gods word never changes. 

The speaker here is the Holy Spirit, the one spoken to is Israel. The words arise and shine refer not necessarily to Israel’s light, for she has no light. Rather she reflects the streams of light that pour from the person of Jehovah, whose name is Christ Jesus. The glory of the Lord is risen upon you refers to Israel’s repentance.

Psalms 67:1   67 God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.

The shining of Gods face upon us is one of the most beautiful passages found in the bible. It signifies the blessings of God upon the person or the persons in question.

For behold the darkness shall cover the earth. The darkness mentions here is speaking of the great tribulation when the church will have been raptured away. This will leave the world without light.

However the darkness will be expelled by the coming of Christ Jesus and the destination of the glory will be Israel

Psalms 4:6   ⁶ There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

This verse is saying let the light of your face shine down on us. People are always seeking God while not actually knowing what good is. The true good is to have the light of Gods countenance shining down on us. That is Gods goodness.

Ephesians 5:8   ⁸ For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:

Everyone who doesn’t know Christ Jesus is in spiritual darkness. But now since coming to Christ you are the light in the Lord. We are a reflection of the light of Christ. That is why we walk as children of light.

John 12:35-36   ³⁵ Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.

³⁶ While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them.

This is a warning clearly given that their day (Light) was nearly gone and the eternal darkness was coming. Walk while you have the light, presents a choice of knowing who we are in the light or not knowing where you go walking in darkness.

Jesus is the light, so make him the central focus of your life each day, living and walking with Him. That is how we can be the children of light.

This was the last public word of Jesus. If the word of God is rejected, ultimately the Lord will hide himself.

Proverbs 1:24   ²⁴ Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;

Proverbs 1:28-30   ²⁸ Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

²⁹ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord:

³⁰ They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.

The whole of humanity is set apart in two groups. Those who follow God are given wisdom, the bible. Those who reject God will not have the God given wisdom.

The implication here is that man is will and has deliberately set aside Gods counsel then the reproof of god will come. Even a rebuke of God.

While it is definite that God will hear any and all who earnestly seek him, a late call after turning away from God for a long period of time may not be heard by God.

There is a choice that everyone has to make. Those who shun God have chosen the wrong path because they ignore knowledge of God.

If people continually reject the counsel of God and despise his reproof “rebuke” then the following will come to pass.

Therefore, shall they eat the fruit of their own way. People doing life their own way in their own devises, by rejecting Gods way they bring their own death, which is separation from God for eternity.

Those who listen to God shall dwell safely and have no fear of where they will spend eternity.