I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW
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2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.
INTRODUCTION:
Darkness is depicted a evil
11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.
Depicted as blindness
10 We grope for the wall like the blind, And we grope as if we had no eyes; We stumble at noonday as at twilight; We are as dead men in desolate places.
Depicted as punishment
20 Whoever curses his father or his mother, His lamp will be put out in deep darkness.
2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.
WHY LIGHT?
Ecclesiastes 2:13 (NKJV)
13 Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness.
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness.
Light is Pleasant
Light is Pleasant
and very comfortable.
“Truly Light is sweet,” saith Solomon, “and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to see the sun,”
7 Truly the light is sweet, And it is pleasant for the eyes to behold the sun;
23 They did not see one another; nor did anyone rise from his place for three days. But all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.
How grievous is it to be blind, or to be kept in a deep and dark dungeon without seeing or beholding the Light.
Likewise:
The word or Gospel of Jesus Christ is very pleasant, and a delightful thing. Precious Light of God’s word.
Light is Prosperous
Light is Prosperous
compared to gladness, and a good day,
11 Light is sown for the righteous, And gladness for the upright in heart.
3 Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me; Let them bring me to Your holy hill And to Your tabernacle.
Light Penetrates
Light Penetrates
it is of such a piercing and subtle nature, that it conveys itself into the least crevice; you can hardly make a fence so close as wholly to keep out light.
Likewise:
The word of God is of a searching and penetrating nature,
12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
It is a hard matter for a man, though never so wicked, to shut out or prevent the Light of God’s word from darting into and piercing of his evil and accusing conscience.
Light Presents
Light Presents
(manifest)
Great Light discovers and makes things manifest, causing them to appear as they are in their proper nature: which in the dark, many times are taken to be that which indeed they are not. When you would see what a thing is, that you may make a true judgment of it, you bring it to the Light.
The word and blessed Gospel of Christ is so great a Light, that it makes wonderful discoveries to the children of men.
“Whatsoever maketh manifest,” saith the apostle, is Light,
13 But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light.
The Word presents
That there is a God, but also what a God he is. Not only his being, but also his manner of being.
The state of man, before he fell and after his fall.
The horrid nature of sin.
The Eternal love of God to lost man, together with the severity of God towards fallen angels.
The Lord Jesus Christ and his blessed design in coming into the world: his incarnation, nativity, life, death, resurrection, ascension, and intercession, &c.
What is necessary to be known, believed, or practised in order to salvation,
15 and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,
17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Light Pilots (directs)
Light Pilots (directs)
It guides men in their way: the traveller by the benefit of Light sees what path to keep; and how to avoid the dangers that may attend, should he turn to the right hand or to the left.
20 So it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel. Thus it was a cloud and darkness to the one, and it gave light by night to the other, so that the one did not come near the other all that night.
12 Moreover You led them by day with a cloudy pillar, And by night with a pillar of fire, To give them light on the road Which they should travel.
19 Yet in Your manifold mercies You did not forsake them in the wilderness. The pillar of the cloud did not depart from them by day, To lead them on the road; Nor the pillar of fire by night, To show them light, And the way they should go.
Likewise:
The word of God directs and guides men in the right way. Hence David saith, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a Light unto my paths,”
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
God is gracious unto mankind in this respect, viz., he leaves them not at an uncertainty without an infallible guide in matters of religion.
Light is often used in Scripture as a symbol of the presence of God in the world. It is often especially associated with the word of God, the salvation brought about by God, or the person of Jesus Christ.
GOD COUNTENANCE IS A LIGHT THAT LIGHTENS OUR LIGHT
6 There are many who say, “Who will show us any good?” Lord, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us.
15 Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of Your countenance.
LOOKING FORWARD TO PROMISE OF HIS LIGHT
Psalm 112:4 (NKJV)
4 Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; He is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Unto the upright there arises light in the darkness; [He is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Psalm 118:27 (NKJV)
27 God is the Lord, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
God [is] the LORD, And He has given us light; Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar.
PROMISE OF HIS LIGHT FOR ALL TO SEE
2 The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.
Isaiah 42:6 (NKJV)
6 “I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles,
“I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles,
Isaiah 42:16 (NKJV)
16 I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them.
I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them.
Isaiah 49:6 (NKJV)
6 Indeed He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
Indeed He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 He was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe.
8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.
9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.
19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.”
Matthew 4:16 (NKJV)
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.”
NOW SAINT ARE COMMANDED
Matthew 5:14
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:16
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
John 8:12
Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.”
John 9:5
“As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.”
John 11:9 (NKJV)
Jesus answered, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.
John 11:10
“But if one walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.”
John 12:35 (NKJV)
Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
John 12:36 (NKJV)
“While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become sons of light.” These things Jesus spoke, and departed, and was hidden from them.