The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in John 11:10,
"It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light."
Here is the plight of all who live in this lost and fallen world - a darkness exists that causes people to stumble, to fall. Since the original sin of mankind in the garden of Eden, he has lived estranged from his Creator and has plunged into a spiritual darkness. It is this spiritual darkness that causes the people of the world to stumble.
However, Jesus has come as a light into this world! "... I am the light of the world." John 9:5.
Sin has caused mankind to struggle, to stumble, to falter. It is sin that has led to the ills of the world and the horrific treatment man gives to one another. It is sin that has brought God's condemnation of us and his judgment of us, see Revelation 21:8. The problems sin has brought to mankind have been the motivating force of mankind to seek relief in religion, in politics, in the diversions this world provides. Yet, there seems to be no end in sight of the condition man finds himself in. Crime, divorce, abortion, exploitation (politicians have really made a science out of exploitation), terrorism, lawlessness, all these things and so much more are those issues of stumbling man is vulnerable to. And, there is no relief in sight (pun intended).
Except... Jesus Christ has come into the world as a great light! A light to deliver us all from the darkness we stumble in. "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." Isaiah 9:2. The Son of God has come for us that we might be reunited with our Creator, that we might be delivered from this darkness.
"It is when a person walks at night that they stumble, for they have no light."
Here is the plight of all who live in this lost and fallen world - a darkness exists that causes people to stumble, to fall. Since the original sin of mankind in the garden of Eden, he has lived estranged from his Creator and has plunged into a spiritual darkness. It is this spiritual darkness that causes the people of the world to stumble.
However, Jesus has come as a light into this world! "... I am the light of the world." John 9:5.
Sin has caused mankind to struggle, to stumble, to falter. It is sin that has led to the ills of the world and the horrific treatment man gives to one another. It is sin that has brought God's condemnation of us and his judgment of us, see Revelation 21:8. The problems sin has brought to mankind have been the motivating force of mankind to seek relief in religion, in politics, in the diversions this world provides. Yet, there seems to be no end in sight of the condition man finds himself in. Crime, divorce, abortion, exploitation (politicians have really made a science out of exploitation), terrorism, lawlessness, all these things and so much more are those issues of stumbling man is vulnerable to. And, there is no relief in sight (pun intended).
Except... Jesus Christ has come into the world as a great light! A light to deliver us all from the darkness we stumble in. "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." Isaiah 9:2. The Son of God has come for us that we might be reunited with our Creator, that we might be delivered from this darkness.
For those of us who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith, a new dawn has risen in our hearts! The deceiving lies and misdirection the darkness of this world harbors has given way to the blinding and piercing light of the Son of God as he shines his light, his wisdom, into our hearts!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Trevor Fisk
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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