God Is Light
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March 06, 2016 |
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Senior Pastor Dr. Jaerock Lee
"This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all" (1 John 1:5).
When a light shines in the dark night the darkness will vanish at once. In the same manner, when spiritual light shines, the darkness that belongs to the enemy devil and Satan will be driven out and the grace and love of God can come upon us. It also causes all matters that seem to be without solution to be resolved and our hearts' desires can be fulfilled.
1. What is spiritual light?
1 John 1:5 reads, "…God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all," and John 1:1 says, "…and the Word was God." The spiritual light refers to God and His Word that is the truth, goodness, and love of itself.
God existed alone in boundlessly immense space even before the Creation of the heavens and the earth. At that time He had not yet put on any form. He existed as Light mingled with sound, and the Light harbored the whole universe. The gorgeously brilliant Light surrounded the entire space, and a sonorous and crisp sound came out from the Light.
While God the Origin existed in the form of light and sound, He planned the providence of human cultivation to gain true children. He divided the extensive expanse of space and at the core of the spiritual realm He came to exist as the Triune God: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
The Triune God came to wear the image of men and began the work of Creation. Although He existed in the man-like form, God the Trinity has the very same attributes of the Light and Sound of God the Origin that keep infinite power within. The spiritual light contains God's power, love, goodness, and truth. Only when we act upon the Word of God in the Bible can we receive forgiveness of sins and enjoy authority and blessings as God's children.
2. You need to walk in Light to meet God
The Bible records many passages that tell us to 'do' something such as to love, pray, give thanks and rejoice. It also presents verses telling us to 'keep' something such as to keep the Sabbath holy and keep the Ten Commandments. It also urges us 'not to do' things like not to hate, not to worship idols, and not to steal and it tells us 'to throw away' every form of evil including greed and adulterous mind. Obedience to these Words of God who is Light is to walk in Light.
If we do not obey the words telling us to do, to keep, not to do, and to throw away, it shows that we are still dwelling in darkness. The world of light is controlled and dominated by God but the world of darkness is ruled by Satan. Satan opposes God, so those who dwell in the world of darkness cannot meet God.
Thus, if you want to meet God and resolve your problems, you need to come out of darkness quickly and dwell in the Light. 1 John 1:7 says, "But if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin." Just as recorded, we can say we have fellowship with God only when we walk in the Light.
As written in 1 John 1:6, if we say that we have fellowship with God and yet walk in the darkness, it is a lie. For us to keep companionship with God who is Light, we must cast off sins and walk in the Light. We must not have darkness at all. Here, 'fellowship' is not a unilateral relationship. We cannot say we have 'fellowship' with someone just because we know the person. Having fellowship means knowing and becoming close enough to trust and talk to each other in confidence. Even fellowship is different from case to case in accordance with how close-linked it is. Some just know each other's faces and say hello to each other. Others have very close fellowship with each other such that they share important secrets.
The same applies to a relationship with God. A true fellowship is built up only when God knows you and recognizes you as well as you knowing Him. If you have a close-linked relationship with God the Almighty you can't be weak or poor since you can receive whatever you ask for from Him.
The Bible indicates that David had close fellowship with God such that God recognized him as 'a man after My heart'. David loved and depended on God in every circumstance. When he was being chased by King Saul, He asked of God like a child asks of his father if he shall go and even where he should go. He sought God's counsel when he fought in his many battles. The reason why David could enjoy such good fellowship with God is that he pleased God with faith.
3. Blessing given to those who walk in the Light
Jesus came to the earth as the Light, taught people only the truth, and preached the gospel of the kingdom of heaven. However, because the people belonged to the enemy devil and Satan, they were seekers of darkness who could not see and recognize the Light though it was being explained continuously. They hated light and even opposed it. In doing so they were not able to reach salvation and went the way of destruction.
But good-hearted people discover their sins through the light of the truth and repent. By doing so, they can arrive at salvation. After they receive the Holy Spirit, they live following the desire of the Spirit and the Spirit gives birth to spirit in their hearts every day. Thus, they can come out from darkness and walk in the Light. Then, nothing is a problem to them in faith even if they lack wisdom and power.
This is because they can communicate with God who is Light. They can be guided to the prosperous way by receiving the voice and guidance of the Spirit and receive heavenly wisdom. If they have some web-like-intertwined problems, the Spirit Himself shows the way to resolve them. So there is nothing to block them, and they can avoid it even if there is an obstacle before them. Wisdom and understanding come upon us from heaven when we become sanctified and completely walk in the Light. Then, we can have peace with God and peace and joy come to overflow in our hearts. We neither argue nor break peace with anybody and we just have love and grace all the time.
We can receive blessings of our souls' prosperity, all things go well, and we enjoy good heath (3 John 1:2). In order to enjoy the blessing given to those who walk in the Light, we should check first if we dwell in the Light.
If you lead a life of lukewarm faith you need to be awakened from spiritual slumber quickly. We must not feel gratified just because we have cast off a few forms of evil to some degree. Just as children grow up to be adults we should attain to a level of measure that is that of fathers.
Therefore, we need to discover detailed forms of evil in us and thoroughly root them out. As we become senior and hold more power in a group, we need to become more humble and pay attention to others' words even though they are young men.
Even if they do evil to us we must not harbor any ill-feeling and we have to embrace them with virtuous generosity and love. Moreover, we must not ignore others nor break peace in our own righteousness. While working for the kingdom of God, we have to rejoice over, giving credit to those who have worked with us, not showing off our own contribution. And we also have to feel joyful when they are praised and recognized.
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as we have fellowship with God who is Light, we can achieve His heart and His love comes upon us more. Then, we can be prosperous in all things and receive physical blessings. Furthermore, we can receive His power and be used as His great instrument. Therefore, I pray in the name of the Lord that you will be God's true children and glorify Him greatly.
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