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Monday, July 29, 2013

Need a Light

Psalm 27:1 (KJV) - The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

      In Genesis 1:26 God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” . Most of us think of an image as “a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible” and that is one of the dictionaries definitions. Today I would like you to consider the dictionaries second definition, “an optical counterpart or appearance of an object, as is produced by reflection from a mirror, refraction by a lens, or the passage of luminous rays through a small aperture and their reception on a surface”. When we look at an object what we are really seeing is light. The light from that object passes through our eyes and an image is created. This definition of image serves us well when contemplating the Scripture in Genesis 1:26. We were created to reflect The Father.
      God had a plan when He created you. He was showing off. When Adam and Eve were commanded to go and fill the earth God wanted them to replicate Him. He wanted an earth filled with His glory. But sin marred the lens of our aperture and darkness covered our souls. The light of God cannot be reflected through the selfish, soulish nature of sinful man and so God sent His only begotten Son into the world that the world through Him might be saved. The blood of Jesus, the sacrificial lamb of God, takes away the sin of the world. When we place our faith in the finished work of the cross old things are passed away and behold all things become new. Instead of a reflection marred by sin we are once again restored so that we can fulfill God’s purpose for our lives. What is that purpose? To allow His light to flood our soul and reflect His glory to a world that is lost in the darkness of sin.
      The Psalmist said, “The Lord is my light.” Can you say that today? When your family, friends, neighbors, or co-workers look at you who do they see? Do they see the light of His glory shining brightly in your heart?

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