Week Fifty-One - The Day Star

There are two very interesting words in the Bible to follow. One is the word water, and the other is the word light. You will find them from Genesis all the way through Revelation. Makes for a great study.

As I sat in church on Sunday, the pastor preached on Zacharias' prophesy of Jesus' ministry and God's purpose for the Messiah, closing with these words, "to give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace" (Luke 1:77-79).

When I heard the word light, my mind took off with the idea of God bringing light into darkness. This is the beautiful picture of Christmas that is often overlooked. In the darkness of the hillside, angels blazed with light. In the dark and dreary manger lay the Light of the world. But we needn't stop with the Christmas story as we think about light into darkness. We can apply it further. God brings light into darkness. Actually, He is light, and in Him, there is no darkness. (1 John 1:5)

So, if you are blind and in the dark, He invites you to His light. "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" (2 Corinthians 4:4).

If you are looking through the darkness, shine the light of His Word upon your life to find your way. "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path" (Psalm 119:105). "The entrance of thy words giveth light; It giveth understanding unto the simple" (Psalm 119:130).

If you are growing discouraged with the darkness around you, set your sight on the Light - look to Jesus. He is the dayspring, the day star. "A light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts" (2 Peter 1:19).

Let the lights of the season remind you that life shines brightest when we look to the Light!