Living in His Magnificent Light

Acts 26:18

To open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.

Paul was sent before King Agrippa by the Jews in an effort to have him killed or at least imprisoned. Paul explained to King Agrippa how he had been led by an encounter with Jesus to abandon his efforts to oppose the message of Jesus of Nazareth and to then turn to a life of proclaiming the message of Jesus to the world.

In today's passage, the Apostle Paul is describing to King Agrippa the directive and the message that Jesus gave him to bring to the people.  The message summarizes for us the fullness of our blessing in Christ, but it also provides us with the responsibility that we share with Paul. For we are all called to spread the Good News that we have received.

It is not uncommon to hear and see people in all walks of life openly professing their disdain for Jesus Christ.  People around us need to know and we need to be constantly aware that without our precious Savior, we are doomed to eternal damnation.  The sin nature absolutely blocks any possibility that we would choose the light of Jesus Christ over the darkness of Satan.  Fortunately for all mankind, Our Heavenly Father has a plan for all of us to overcome our frailty.  Through His mercy, He provides a pathway to victory over the darkness in our lives.  Through His perfect love and forgiveness, He has given us His Son to be Our Savior.  Through His salvation plan, He calls each of us to participate in sharing His salvation story. 

Let us choose the Light of the World.  Let us choose to be lights to the world.  Let us boldly spread the message of the salvation story.  Let us insure that everyone around us knows that Jesus washes us clean with His blood so that we can bath in His light and abide with Him for all eternity.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we thank You for providing Your Son, Jesus, to atone for our sins and allow us to live in Your magnificent light for all eternity.  Your Word tells us that there will be no need for the sun or the moon in eternity for Your light will be sufficient.  We pray, Lord, that you will show us how to live in Your perfect light and share it with the world around us.  Help us to become living testimony of the loving kindness, mercy and grace that you have provided to us through the sacrifice of Your Son.  Father, may our Christian experience be marked by the light that we provide to those around us that are in the darkness.  We ask these things in the name of the Light of the World, Jesus Christ.