We looked at THIS verse in today's Adult Bible Study class at The Spoken Word Church: 2 Corinthians 4:6.
6 For God Who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts so as [to beam forth] the Light for the illumination of the knowledge of the majesty and glory of God [as it is manifest in the Person and is revealed] in the face of Jesus Christ (the Messiah). AMP
Many of us have sung the little kid's song, "This Little Light of Mine". We KNOW that the Spirit of God is the Light that shines out from inside of us! We MUST become more "God inside" minded! Look at verse 7:
7 However, we possess this precious treasure [the divine Light of the Gospel] in [frail, human] vessels of earth, that the grandeur and exceeding greatness of the power may be shown to be from God and not from ourselves. AMP
We who are born again, having received Jesus as our Lord and personal Savior, HAVE this wonderful Treasure of the presence, power and person of the one, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible living in us. HE will never leave us or forsake us! The PURPOSE for this Presence is so that the lost may find HIM through us! One of my favorite quotes is by our ministry partner, Jerry O'Dell. He says this: "The reason for the knowledge, the purpose for the power, and the plan for the prosperity is reaching the lost." Our #1 priority is to BE that carrier of the Life and Light of God into OUR world! All of the people in our realm of influence SHOULD be without excuse in the presence of God because WE shared the Good News of the Gospel with them! THAT is our calling! Let's do it well! AMEN! Now back to that song. Did you know that there is NO good reason to sing "Won't let satan blow it out" because he CANNOT do so! The only person who can hide the Light in YOU is YOU! Don't do it! Let HIM shine out of YOU so that HE can draw them unto Himself! AMEN! Here is Hillsong United with "Light Will Shine":
Shalom in Him!
