Shine “The Light” (April 26, 2024)

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?” (Psalm 27:1)

In an immoral culture shrouded in the shadows of evil, Christians are called to walk in the light of Jesus Christ and to reflect His beams of hope into lives lost in the darkness of sin. Each day we need to be guided by the lamp that lights our paths, God’s Word. Applying biblical principles and moral standards to our lives, we are enabled to avoid the pitfalls concealed by the darkness and deceit of a fallen world that is temporarily Satan’s domain. We must allow to shine through us rays of divine light that attract unbelievers to Jesus like moths to a flame.

Lurking in the darkness of the world, Satan aims to deceive and destroy those of us who seek to walk in the light of God’s glory. Scripture teaches that devoid of truth, the devil is the father of lies. “He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.” (John 8:44) The master of deception, Satan seeks to falsely portray himself as an “angel of light” (1 Corinthians 11:14) to lead us into the deadly darkness of sin.

To resist Satan’s demonic deception and avoid falling victim to his falsehoods, we must live by the truth of God’s illuminating Word and walk daily with “the Father of lights,” the heavenly source of “every good and every perfect gift” (James 1:17). God the Father lovingly gave humanity the perfect gift, a Savior in His Son Jesus Christ who declared, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (John 8:12) Be a beacon for Christ so that others may be drawn out of darkness into the everlasting light!

“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.” (Ephesians 5:8)