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Please bear with me as always folks, as I record this message, as I am not really sure where it will go. Before we begin however, please pray for one another as the revealing of the saints draws near, as the kingdoms of this world become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ. Pray also that His will be done on this earth as it is in heaven. I pray for all His little ones every day - that our Dear and Heavenly Father will bring you to glory in His beloved Son. I am sorry if it seems I have been out of commission for so long, yet my desire all along in this endeavor has been to share only when He inspires. I realize we may be accustomed to regular weekly and monthly messages in article or newsletter consistency, but Livingwalk was never intended to be anything like that. If it is in any manner the Lord’s, then the words will come when He determines by His grace and inspiration. I am deeply grateful for all of you, so few yet so genuine, who frequent these pages, and share your own personal walk with the rest of us. I know we can seem at times scattered and isolated here in the wilderness, but we are closer than we think in the true measure of spiritual intimacy and relationship. We are one in Him, and bound spiritually to each other with a bond that nothing in this world, nor time or space can separate. And soon, brethren, very soon (I can almost feel it in my spiritual bones) we shall be forever together in paradise; one to another and one with He who has formed us together in Himself. What I would like to share today is something the Lord has been affirming to me lately, and that is the reality that in His eyes, as He beholds this world and everything in it, there is only light and darkness (day and night), and all authority and activity is represented by either one or the other. Here are some passages (in no particular order) that bear this out - For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, (Col 1:13) NASB For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual {forces} of wickedness in the heavenly {places.} (Eph 6:12) NASB But you, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day would overtake you like a thief; for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness; (1 Thess 5-5) NASB "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does {anyone} light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. (Matt 5: 14-16) This is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you, that God is Light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him and {yet} walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; 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 1:5-7) NASB In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him. He was not the Light, but {he came} to testify about the Light. There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man. (John 1:4-9) NASB Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, "I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life." (John 8:12) NASB But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR {God's} OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; (1 Pet 2:9) NASB If we are truly aware of what occurs when He claims us for Himself – that indeed – we are spiritually transferred from a domain of darkness ruled by a thief and a murderer, into His glorious Kingdom of Light in which the true Light of the world (John 8:12), Jesus Christ is King. All physical realities that shine forth light into darkness, such as the sun and the stars and flame, are merely types and shadows of He who is the true Light of the world. And the glorious truth is that His Light can shine forth in us who live and walk in Him. He is the Bright and Morning Star who brings the dawn and daylight to a world cursed unto darkness and perpetual night. Notice again in John 1, where it says that “In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men.” It is nothing in ourselves – our wisdom, works, intellect, good intentions, morals or religion – that represents this “light” in us, but His life flowing in and through us. In coming openly and willingly and humbly to Him, we come out of darkness and into light; revealed for the first time, seeing clearly for the first time, exposed for the first time, alive for the first time. For God is Light and in Him there is no darkness. Only He can enliven and enlighten us – and He does so by His eternally creative command – “Let there be Light.” Brethren, this too must be our deepest intent and desire, that true light would enlighten us, radiating outward everywhere we go in this dark, shadow-filled world. There is no clearer distinction than light and darkness. And even the smallest, most insignificant flame will always dispel the darkness. Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure. Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world (Phil 2:12-15 NKJV) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matt 5:16) Nothing wrought of ourselves, however high or noble in nature will shine forth as His light. Only the marvelous life of Jesus Christ – the true Light – shining in us will scatter the darkness of this world and bring glory to the Father. Anything less is simply advancing darkness and death. Even the capacity to see what is wrought in the Light is of itself evidence that we have the Light of life. There are indeed many in the world today (sadly this describes myself more often than I care to admit) who say that they have fellowship with Him and yet walk in darkness. Only a blinded and deluded heart could think this to be so. For He is Light, and only those who walk in this Light truly abide in active fellowship with Him. In Him there is no darkness whatsoever, and all the world and everything of it is shrouded and covered in darkness. All is built on a lie, and to the degree that even we who are His abide in this world we advance the darkness. Dear brethren, this should not be so... For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son. (Col 1:13) NASB We need to pray always that He would show us the darkness that is yet in us, and encompass us within and around with His marvelous Light. Another aspect of this is found in Matthew 6, where our Lord teaches us that to see spiritually requires light - The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! (Matt 6:22 -23 NASB) If the Light of God is in us, then we will be able to discern between that which is light and that which is dark, just as as our physical eyes do in the material realm. As it is through the eyes that we take in all around us, it is essential that our eyes be equipped to see clearly. It is not enough to judge things by our physical eyes, for all is a deception in this world, and even the devil himself can make himself appear to be an angel of light - But I am not surprised! Even Satan can disguise himself as an angel of light. (2 Cor 11:14 NASB) Nothing in this world is at it seems, as many of you know dear saints. All is founded and rooted in a desperate lie that has been concealed in the darkness of night since that first dawn. That man can live apart from the one who made Him, and formed Him for Himself and His Glory - this is the fraud that has been foisted so viciously on those still under the cover of night; those who have yet to come into the Light. Yet the blessed wonder of it all is that we have been given the gift of sight; able to behold that which is real and true by the Light of He who is Truth! Praise God, for in Him now we can enter into His Light! And perfect clarity of vision demands that there be no darkness in us whatsoever; that there be no unlikeness to He who is the pure and perfect and all-revealing Light. O Father, please show us where there is darkness in us – deceitfulness, iniquity, hate, self-confidence, or trust in ourselves and the world. Expose and reveal all of the secret places in our hearts where we even deceive ourselves as to our real condition. Dear Lord, let the Ageless Light of your Beloved Son shine forth in us and from us ever brighter, even more constant and true. Help us Father not to love the darkness or rely on it to cover up what we truly are. Amen. In Proverbs we read – But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, That shines brighter and brighter until the full day. (Prov 4:18 NASB) And so what is the “path of the righteous” if not the very life of the Son (and Sun) Jesus Christ? Did He not say that He was the way and the life and the truth? This is the true Light my friends, and nothing else claiming to be enlightenment or illumination or anything else qualifies. He is the Light that has come into the world and enlightens each and every one of us. Of course the darkness and the prince of darkness hate the Light, for He reveals that its ways are evil, and exposes all for what it truly is. The darkness is always threatened by the light and seeks to stamp it out. Dear children, if indeed we are of the day and not of the night, then why still do so many us walk in darkness? Why do we still trust the dark designs of devils and their God-usurping ways? Why do we so often skulk around in the shadows rather than coming forth into His magnanimous and merciful Light. Why are we more often blind than seeing what we need to see; what He sees, and what His Light alone reveals – in ourselves, and the world? Do we not realize that in Christ alone we have been transferred from a dominion of darkness into a Kingdom of Light? And as we enter in this final Day of the Lord, His day of reckoning and judgment, let us take to heart these words - "This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil. "For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. "But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God." (John 3:19-21) NASB We too dear saints represent His Light by which those in the world who love the darkness will be judged. No doubt they will respond to us as they did to He who is the True Source of All Light! They will try to quench His Light in us lest they be exposed for what they are. Yet in persecution and death, His Light will shine even brighter in His witnesses, just as His Light has never been quenched from the hill of Calvary and never will. Oh Glorious and Wonderful Father, Most Ancient of Days – Let there be Light in your children! Let the precious light and truth and life of your Son fill us to overflowing! Let His Light shine forth radiantly from your little ones as a testimony to you and He who is the Life of the World! Oh Lord, there is darkness and death all around us, in our families and workplaces; in our churches and institutions, in all the lies and false assumptions that people base their entire existence on! Lies and deception at every level of society, from top to bottom – and all loving the lie, and advancing the darkness all around them. Oh Father, let us shine for Thee and for Thy Glory! Scatter all darkness within us, even if it means pain and loss and the shattering of all of our idols! Let Your Son's Glorious Light fill us throughout, emanating out from us in our words and works wrought only in Him! Oh Beloved Father – please, please – Let there be Light! In Jesus' name, Amen. *********************** Please pray for us here at Living-Walk, that we would watch and see the Master at work, and understand what He would have us do. Your friend and servant in Christ Jesus, Wayne |
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