Exposed to His light- Open Heavens devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Prov. 4-7

EXPOSED TO HIS LIGHT

Monay, February 15, 2010

MEMORIZE: “And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also” (Gen. 1:16)

READ: Genesis 1:14 -18

Light is a very powerful force. When there is light, darkness has no choice than to hide where you may not easily find it. John 1:5, says, “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not”. The truth is, not all light can outshine darkness. For instance, Genesis 1 talks of categories of lights. “And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also” (Gen. 1:16).

There are lights of the sun, moon and stars. Then there are man-made lights of varying sizes. If you flick on the tiny bulb of a torch light in the midst of total darkness, you will only see the spot that torch is pointing at. Everywhere else would be surrounded by darkness. The size of a light determines the area it will dominate or rule over.

The Sun rules over the day because it is far brighter than the moon. If the moon were to replace the sun during the day, there would be darkness during a period that should be experiencing day time. Similarly, if you bring the sun to replace the moon during night time, the night will turn into day. This tells us that what determines the result of a situation is the amount of light it is exposed to. This means exposing varying degrees of light on the same situation will give you different results. The volume of the light of God’s Word that you are exposed to will determine the degree of change you can experience.

The intensity and size of God’s light in you will determine your sphere of domination. Although, God has commanded you to dominate everything according to Genesis 1:28, the actual scope of your domination will be determined by the amount of God’s Word that is in you. The Word is the light of the world. If you lack the Word, you lack the light that gives definition to your ability to dominate. As you increase your Word content, you enlarge your coast.

Staying away from the Word automatically reduces your glow and ultimately your ability to control forces, situation and circumstances. On the other hand, the moment you stop shining as light, darkness will swallow you up. If you want to be victorious over forces of darkness, be daily exposed to more light from His Word.

ACTION POINT:
If you cannot positively affect people in your environment, it is because your light is engrossed by darkness.