Lightning from a freak storm on August 2nd, in Southwestern Ontario. by Matthew Trevithick
Good morning, beloved of God,
We had rain last night! Rain! We sat outside last night and watch God’s fireworks. The magnificence of God displayed for all to see.
Lightning by Axel Rouvin
While we were sitting out enjoying the storm, there was a burst of light that was so bright, so vibrant and so close that a conversation of heaven soon followed which of course got me thinking…
Today’s Biblegateway verses again were God’s gift and then moved me in the light (yes, I did say, light) direction..come with me? So let’s start there:
6 In that day there will be no light; the luminaries will dwindle. 7 For it will be a unique day which is known to the Lord, neither day nor night, but it will come about that at evening time there will be light.
8 And in that day living waters will flow out of Jerusalem, half of them toward the eastern sea and the other half toward the western sea; it will be in summer as well as in winter.
9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth; in that day the Lord will be the only one, and His name the only one.
We know we are in very dark times. We live waiting and hoping and longing for Messiah‘s return. And in this sweet passage, Zechariah saw that day. What a beautiful day! I’m going to include a short passage from David Guzik to help explain this:
a. At evening time it shall happen that it will be light: Now Zechariah looks forward to the glory of Jerusalem in the Messiah’s kingdom. The lights we guide our lives by will diminish, but God will bring His own light.
b. Living waters shall flow from Jerusalem: Jerusalem will no longer be a dry city, but a glorious river will flow from the city and branch off both east and west, and it will be a never ending flow (in both summer and winter it shall occur).
i. All over the world people want to know what will happen to Jerusalem. Zechariah knows the answer – God will gloriously save and restore Jerusalem, making it the capital city of the millennial earth.
ii. Ezekiel 47 records a vision that may describe this scene. Ezekiel saw a river flowing from the throne of God and down to the Dead Sea, bringing life and vitality everywhere.
Now, I want to share with you some fabulous verses on light.
“ Arise, shine; for your light has come,
And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Sonnenaufgang im Forstbotanischen Garten Tharandt by Henry Mühlpfordt
2 “For behold, darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness the peoples;
But the Lord will rise upon you
And His glory will appear upon you.
Sky at sunset from Brancoli’s crux (Lucca) by Lucio Torre
3 “ Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
“So let us know, let us press on to know the Lord.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth.”
76 And you, little one, shall be called a prophet of the Most High; for you shall go on before the face of the Lord to make ready His ways,
77 To bring and give the knowledge of salvation to His people in the forgiveness and remission of their sins.
78 Because of and through the heart of tender mercy andloving-kindness of our God, a Light from on high will dawn upon us and visit [us]
79 To shine upon and give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct and guide our feet in a straight line into the way of peace.
80 And the little boy grew and became strong in spirit; and he was in the deserts (wilderness) until the day of his appearing to Israel [the commencement of his public ministry].
Well, friends, rest in His light today. Pray on. Pray on…
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