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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