The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Isaiah 9:1-2,
"Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned."
Who is it walking in darkness and what is this great light?
Mankind lives in darkness. Estranged from God, cut off from his presence and cursed with a sinful nature, all mankind walks in darkness. People who remain in this darkness are all who have not embraced Jesus Christ in faith. "But anyone who hates a brother or sister (someone who is not saved) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them." 1 John 2:11. Before Jesus Christ came to planet Earth, the darkness reigned.
The "great light" is Jesus Christ himself! He says, "I [Jesus] am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12.
When Jesus Christ came two millennia ago, it was to fulfill this passage in Isaiah 9:1-2. We find it quoted in Matthew 4:15-16. How wonderful that God chose to send his Son into the darkness of this lost and fallen world to bring light and life!
Who is it walking in darkness and what is this great light?
Mankind lives in darkness. Estranged from God, cut off from his presence and cursed with a sinful nature, all mankind walks in darkness. People who remain in this darkness are all who have not embraced Jesus Christ in faith. "But anyone who hates a brother or sister (someone who is not saved) is in the darkness and walks around in the darkness. They do not know where they are going, because the darkness has blinded them." 1 John 2:11. Before Jesus Christ came to planet Earth, the darkness reigned.
The "great light" is Jesus Christ himself! He says, "I [Jesus] am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12.
When Jesus Christ came two millennia ago, it was to fulfill this passage in Isaiah 9:1-2. We find it quoted in Matthew 4:15-16. How wonderful that God chose to send his Son into the darkness of this lost and fallen world to bring light and life!
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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