Browsing Tag

Stars

Still Small Voice

Illuminate the Dark

March 2, 2024
S

tars shine bright, but the glory of the children of God will shine brighter. Brighter and brighter as the day approaches, when the children of the Lord will be gathered to my bosom. You will shine from within and illuminate the world now, and forever more. Your light is my light. I have given you my light, and I expect you to bring light into the present darkness around you. Illuminate the dark with my truth. My truth sets the captives free from the darkness gripping this world. Dark lies set traps and souls are unable to escape. Be a lamp for others to find their way. Light the way as children of light. Make a pathway for others to escape the darkness that brings fear and paralysis. They need eyes to see the path before them that I have laid out. Push back the darkness with the light of your lamp.

BIBLE VERSES TO STUDY

For You light my lamp; the Lord my God illumines my darkness. —Psalms‬ ‭18‬:‭28 NASB

Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; When I fall, I will arise; When I sit in darkness, The Lord will be a light to me.—Micah‬ ‭7‬:‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.—Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

L

as estrellas brillan intensamente, pero la gloria de los hijos de Dios brillará más. Más y más brillante, a medida que se acerca el día en que los hijos del Señor serán reunidos en mi seno. Brillarás desde dentro e iluminarás el mundo ahora y para siempre. Tu luz es mi luz. Te he dado mi luz y espero que traigás luz a la oscuridad actual que te rodea. Ilumina la oscuridad con mi verdad. Mi verdad libera a los cautivos de la oscuridad que se apodera de este mundo. Las mentiras oscuras ponen trampas y las almas no pueden escapar. Sé una lámpara para que otros encuentren su camino. Iluminad el camino como hijos de la luz. Crea un camino para que otros escapen de la oscuridad que trae miedo y parálisis. Necesitan ojos para ver el camino que les he trazado. Haz retroceder la oscuridad con la luz de tu lámpara.

VERSÍCULOS DE LA BIBLIA PARA ESTUDIAR

Porque tú enciendes mi lámpara; el Señor mi Dios ilumina mis tinieblas. —Salmos 18:28 LBLA

No te alegres de mí, enemigo mío; Cuando caiga, me levantaré; Cuando me siento en la oscuridad, el Señor será una luz para mí.—Miqueas 7:8 NVI

Eres la luz del mundo. Una ciudad asentada sobre un monte no se puede esconder. Ni se enciende una lámpara y se pone debajo de un almud, sino sobre el candelero, y alumbra a todos los que están en la casa.—Mateo 5:14-15 NVI

Devotional

Son-rising

November 17, 2018

We are overwhelmingly aware of all sorts of things. Today’s technological advances have aided the delivery of despairing news from all around the world—tragedies, threats of war, and terrorism that attempt to consume us. It camps in our mind, affects our behaviors and influences our words. The darkness that surrounds us is thick. The darkness within, even thicker. It often feels like nothing can penetrate this oppression.

Yet, there is hope.

Matthew 2:1-2 says that at the time of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the east saw Jesus’ star rising in the sky. There was a star rising but it wasn’t an earthly star. It was the bright and morning star.

The Son was rising.

These wise men were following ‘His’ star in the night sky. They were used to that. God spoke to them in a way they understood. These spiritual priests or advisors were also known as magi, experts in astronomy, astrology, and natural science. But on that grand day when Jesus was born, God led them to the most glorious Light the earth has ever known. And it wasn’t the star in the sky. They were led to Jesus Himself, the hope for a world caught in the throes of darkness.

Jesus is …

The star that ushers hope into our broken and desperate souls.

The star that reveals the authority of truth amidst the tyranny of confusion.

The star that heals with His presence as torment releases its grip.

The magi witnessed for themselves that the true Light of the world had come. The sun, the moon and the stars paled in comparison to the Light that dispels spiritual darkness. By nature, Jesus’ life brings hope, healing, and the revelation of truth.

When His Light comes, darkness must flee.

Darkness is hard at work being what it is. Darkness doesn’t understand how to be light. All it knows, lives and breathes is darkness—an oppressive darkness that keeps us blind and chained. But, take heart. Even if there is devastation and destruction all around you, the Son is rising with healing in His wings.

The Son is rising in the hearts of many seekers.

If you’ve been looking to the lesser lights of this world for counsel and comfort and still feel darkness nipping at your heels, all you have to do is allow the true Light to enter your heart. His Light will shine in you and through you.

The Hebrew name for Jesus is Yeshua, which means, “the Lord is salvation.”

Reach out for Him in faith, even in the midst of darkness.

Your rescuer is near.