Title: Shine your light upon the Dark?

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great Light; those who dwelt in the land of intense darkness and the shadow of death, upon them has the Light shined. [Isa. 42:6; Matt. 4:15, 16.]

Isaiah 9:2 AMPC

Devotion: The dark world or darkness denotes evil world, sinful world, a world where children use parents for money ritual, where people kill another thinking they defend God. This is the world in which we are today, a world where Nations rise against nation, greediness reigns supreme and covetousness is the other of the day.

The prophecy was fulfilled with the birth of Jesus Christ and particularly when he preached to the world. This prophecy of Isaiah that light will shine upon the dark world was fulfilled in Matt 4:15-16. 

But the people have since gone back to their evil ways therefore the mandate is upon you and me to go ye (Matt 28:19) into the world and preach the Gospel of Christ. This we must do because "I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles" (Isaiah 42:6)

  In 2 Corinthians 13:5  Paul said "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?" Let each of us examine and re-examine himself before he/she goes out into the world to shine God's light of on the dark world. Let there be no blemishes found in us so that we will proudly preach the Gospel of Christ to the dark world.

Dearly beloved, your light has come (Isaiah 60:1-3) and the glory of God shines upon you, let it shine upon the dark world this is why you were saved in the first instance. To save another. 

What is you opinion on this matter? Are you prepared? Please share your thought with us. Shalom.

Prepared by Dr Joel Olanrewaju, check ojaysjoel.blogspot.com for your daily devotionals.