We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life – this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it, and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us – we declare to you what we have seen and heard so that you also may have fellowship with us; and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:1-7

We see the light of God in everything He does. However, in our walk with God, unless we take advantage of the light He gives, we will miss seeing what He is doing for us.

Picture the tabernacle from the Old Testament. Look at Exodus 25 and understand that God is the light. The lampstand is a picture of spiritual light. The gold speaks of value. The oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit. The six branches coming out from the center shaft portray unity in plurality. The symbol of the almond blossom is linked to God’s anointed priesthood. When all this is combined with a New Testament reference that uses a golden lampstand to represent the Church in Revelation 1 we can see the whole picture. God gives light through the Spirit, who works through His congregation of anointed people. The Holy Spirit provides us with the light we need. Are we daily spending time in prayer and reading God’s Word so that we can take advantage of it?

The light of God’s holiness convicts the sinner and guides the saint.

Our Daily Bread – February 3, 2005