The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, searching all the inward parts of the belly -Proverbs 20:17.
You can never know God except from your spirit; that's where His light shines. His word is His light.
Psalm 119:105 (KJV) says: Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Job 18:5-6 says, "yeh, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him." The wicked here refers to someone who's non-conforming to the word; it's the description of a man or woman who's rebellious against the word of God deliberately or indirectly.
For such a person's lamp to be put out means it was on before, which means he's someone who had been given the light of God's word and he rejected it; he turned away from God. Some people are like that; they forget God; they've closed their hearts, their spirits to the word of God. I'm not talking about the heathen; the heathen doesn't have light at all, and never had it.
Nevertheless, for such people who never had the light of God or whose light has been put out, all they need is to receive the light of God's word into their spirits.
Psalm 119:130 (KJV) says: The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
God's word brings illumination to your spirit and gives you insight into reality. Notice that the scripture doesn't say God's word gives light; rather, it's the entrance of God's word that gives light; entrance where? Your spirit! The word has to gain entrance into your spirit to produce results. Suddenly, you're awakened to spiritual realities; your path is flooded with light; darkness and negative circumstances are dispelled, and God's glory and His abundant provisions become real to you.
Psalm 18:28 (KJV) says: For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
From Psalm 18:28 you read that the spirit of man is the candle of the Lord, thus the entrance of His word into the spirit (candle) of the one whose light is out, will give him light. If he'd open his spirit to the word, the storms of life will no longer abscure his vision. Fill your heart with the word. Make it your compass for navigating through the storms of life.
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Nice one.. Receiving the light of God will really help one in the mission to doing what's right and just.
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When 40 days old, Jesus was brought to the temple. At that time, the Holy Ghost was upon a man named Simeon who upon seeing the baby said:
Even at only 40 days old, Jesus was recognized as being the light of the world.
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Illumination is a neccessity for revelation
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This little light of mine, am gonna let it shine... Hallelujah. @giftedwords, wonderful post. God bless you.
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We should be more aware of the light. Sometimes we know it's there but we chose to ignore it because we let our desires rule over us which sometimes lead us to our destruction.
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