November 20, 2021 -- Mark 4:21-23 -- Living Light

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And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand? 22 For nothing is hidden except to be made manifest; nor is anything secret except to come to light. 23 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear.”

Mark 4:21-23 ESV

Light cannot help but illuminate and shine. It is in the nature of light to dispel darkness. Those of us who are in Christ are light—we will shine for Him. It is what we have become in Christ. This is the evidence of our new life. This is not something we aspire to, not something we must be trained in, we are the light of the world because the radiance of the Father’s glory, that is Christ Himself, has taken up residence in us by His Holy Spirit.

Our thoughts have changed. Our impulses have changed. Our desires have changed. Our purpose in life is changed from being self-serving to serving Him. Our actions have changed; sins are being restrained as the Spirit continues the work of making us holy.

The Lord is my light and my salvation;
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When evildoers assail me
    to eat up my flesh,
my adversaries and foes,
    it is they who stumble and fall.

3 Though an army encamp against me,
    my heart shall not fear;
though war arise against me,
    yet I will be confident.

4 One thing have I asked of the Lord,
    that will I seek after:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord
    and to inquire in his temple.

5 For he will hide me in his shelter
    in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
    he will lift me high upon a rock.

6 And now my head shall be lifted up
    above my enemies all around me,
and I will offer in his tent
    sacrifices with shouts of joy;
I will sing and make melody to the Lord.
Psalm 27:1-6 ESV

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