Rescued

Question: have you been rescued from the spiritual darkness that we were all born with and have been set free by having the light of Christ shining in your hearts. This reminds me of when God created the earth in Genesis 1:1-2 from the Tree of Life Version Bible (if you haven’t heard of it check it out you may like it), “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.”  When it talks about darkness here, it is talking about the whole earth.  

Now read Genesis 1:3-4, “Then God said, ‘Let there be light!’ and there was light. God saw that the light was good. So God distinguished the light from the darkness.”  Everything was total darkness until God said let there be light and the light overcame the darkness.  Light dispels the darkness and the dark cannot withstand it.  

I believe that there is also spiritual darkness and Jesus Christ the true light came to shine His light in our hearts and drive away the spiritual darkness that resides there.  Please read Isaiah 9:1, “The people walking in darkness will see a great light. Upon those dwelling in the land of the shadow of death, light will shine.”

Now please read Matthew 4:12-16, “Now when Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, He departed to Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, He came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the regions of Zebulun and Naphtali, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: ‘The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles: the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light,

And upon those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.”

Jesus was that light.  Please read John 1:1-9, “In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. All things were made through Him, and apart from Him nothing was made that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overpowered it. There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that through him everyone might believe He was not the light, but he came to bear witness concerning the light. The true light, coming into the world, gives light to every man.”

So what happens when we repent and ask the Lord to forgive us and to be our Savior and Lord?  Read what Jesus said about Him and His disciples in Matthew 5:14-16, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a lampstand so it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men so they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”  

The natural man, or non-believer, cannot receive the things of God, he cannot understand them.  Without the Spirit of truth, the Holy Spirit, which is given at rebirth, they are blinded to the truth.

Please read 1 Corinthians 2:6-16, “However, we speak wisdom among those who are mature, yet not the wisdom of this age, nor of the rulers of this age, who are coming to nothing. But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory, which none of the rulers of this age knew; for had they known, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But as it is written: ‘Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,

Nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.’ But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For ‘who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?’ But we have the mind of Christ.”

The title of this Tidbit is ‘Rescued.’  So, have you been rescued from spiritual darkness?  You can be!  When Jesus started His ministry He told the people to repent and that message hasn’t changed.  Repentance means to turn from your sins to go in the other direction and ask the Lord to forgive you and to come in and be your Savior and Lord.

This is what Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: fear God and keep His commandments, for this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, including every secret thing, whether good or evil.”

Let the Lord’s peace, love and joy fill your heart and life, then the spiritual blindness will be replaced by light and freedom, praise the Lord.  I have given you something to think about!!  May the good Lord bless you and yours and may you have a very nice day!!